Ch 29 Vocab Flashcards
Any fracture in which the skin has not been broken
Closed fracture
Any injury that makes the limb appear in an unnatural position
Displaced fracture
A thin layer of cartilage, covering the articular surface of bones in synovial joints
Articular cartilage
Involuntary muscle
Smooth
Any break in the bone in which the overlying skin has been damaged as well
Open fracture
Hold joints together
Ligaments
Skeletal muscle
Striated
The act of excreting a pulling force on a structure
Traction
Where two bones connect
Joint
Attach muscle to bone
Tendons
Tenderness sharply located at the site of an injury
Point tenderness
Grating or grinding sensation or sound caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing together
Crepitus
A flexible or rigid appliance used to protect and maintain the position of an injury
Splint
Hand position in which the wrist is slightly dorsiflexed and all finger joints are moderately flexed.
The position of function
Between the abdominal cavity and the posterior abdominal wall
The retroperitoneal space
Return a dislocated joint or fracture bone to its normal position
Reduce
Pearly layer of specialized cartilage covering the articular surfaces of bones in synovial joints
Articular cartilage
The major nerve to the lower extremities
Sciatic nerve
A joint injury involving damage to supporting ligaments, and sometimes partial or temporary dislocation of bone ends
Sprain
Blood in the urine
Hematuria