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Bones Flashcards

1
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Sharp, slender process

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Spine

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2
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A small rounded projection

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Tubercle

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3
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Narrow ridge of bone

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Crest

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4
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Large rounded projection

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Tuberosity

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5
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Structure supported on neck

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Head

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6
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Armlike projection

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Ramus

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7
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Rounded, articular projection

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Condyle

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8
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Narrow opening

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Fissure

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9
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Canal-like structure

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Meatus

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10
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Round or oval opening through a bone

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Foramen

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11
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Shallow depression

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Fossa

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12
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Air filled cavity

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Sinus

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13
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Large, irregular shaped projection

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Trochanter

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14
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Raised area on or above a condyle

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Epicondyle

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15
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Projection or prominence

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Process

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16
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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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Facet

17
Q

Aligned with pins, screws, plates during surgery

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Open reduction

18
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Dented

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Depressed

19
Q

Aligned by hand

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Closed reduction

20
Q

Out of alignment

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Displaced

21
Q

Twisting

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Spiral

22
Q

Broken like a green twig

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Greenstick

23
Q

Still aligned

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Nondisplaced

24
Q

Across a growth plate

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Epiphyseal

25
Q

Not all the way through

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Incomplete

26
Q

3 or more pieces

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Comminuted

27
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Crushed, squished

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Compression

28
Q

All the way through

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Complete

29
Q

How many bones are in the body?

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206

30
Q

Skeletal system is divided into two categories:

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Axial and appendicular

31
Q

What does the axial skeletal system do?

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Provide central support for the body and protects internal organs

32
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What does the appendicular skeleton system do?

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It provides attachment points for muscles that allow movement

33
Q

Grow out from the bone and are sites for muscle attachment. They help to form joints.

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Projections

34
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What are the two types of bone markings?

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Projections and depressions

35
Q

These indent the bone and allow blood vessels and nerves to pass

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Depressions/openings

36
Q

What are the joint projections?

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Condyle
Head
Facet
Ramus

37
Q

What are the ligament/tendon projections?

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Crest
Epicondyle 
Tubercle
Tuberosity 
Trochanter 
Spine
38
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What are the depressions?

A

Meatus
Fossa
Fissure
Sinus

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