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1
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Fracture with no open skin wound; also called simple fracture.

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closed fracture

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2
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common wrist fracture

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colles fracture

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3
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fracture where bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed

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comminuted fracture

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fracture with an open skin wound; also called open fracture

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compound fracture

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fracture with loss of height in vertebral body; often from osteoporosis.

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compression fracture

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incomplete break, one side of bone is broken, the other is bent, common in children

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greenstick fracture

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7
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bone fragments are pushed into each other

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impacted fracture

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fracture at an angle to bone

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oblique fracture

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9
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fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone

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pathologic fracture

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10
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fracture line spiral around shaft of bone, often slower to heal

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spiral fracture

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10
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slight fracture caused by repetitive low impact forces like running

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stress fracture

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10
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smooth muscle

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found in the internal organs. Involuntary movement

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10
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movement away from midline of body

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abduction

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movement toward midline of body

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adduction

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skeletal muscles

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Attached to the bone, it is wrapped in fascia that tapers to forma a tendon. voluntary

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cardiac muscles

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makes up the walls of the heart, involuntary

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fracture is straight across bone

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transverse fracture

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act of bending or being bent

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flexion

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brings limb into a straight condition

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extension

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11
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backward bending of foot

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dorsiflexion

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12
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bending sole of foot; pointing toes

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plantar flexion

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13
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turning outward

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eversion

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14
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turning inward

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inversion

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16
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turning palm downward

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pronation

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17
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turning palm upward

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supination

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18
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to raise

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elevation

19
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to drop

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depression

20
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artificial device to substitute for a missing or damaged body part

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prosthetic

21
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brace or splint used to prevent or correct deformities

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orthotic

22
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apply a pulling force on fracture or dislocation to restore alignments

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traction

23
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– realigning bone fragments of fracture; closed reduction is manipulation without surgery; open reduction requires surgery.

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reduction

24
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Stabilizes fracture while it heals; external fixation includes cast and splints; internal fixation includes pins, plates and screws.

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fixation

25
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allow almost no movement; They are joined by thick fibrous tissue that can fuse into bone.
EX is the sutures of the skull.

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Fibrous Joints

26
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Allow for slight movement
They hold bones firmly in place with a solid piece of cartilage
EX. Is the pubic symphysis, which allows the pelvis to widen during childbirth

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cartilaginous joints

27
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Are freely moving joints
They are most common type of joint
EX. Is a ball and socket joint

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synovial joints

28
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sternum

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breastbone

29
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phalanges

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fingers and toes

30
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patella

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kneecap

31
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tibia

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shin

32
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clavicle

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collar bone

33
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scapula

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shoulder blades

34
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major of bones are….

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long bones

35
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long bones have two parts…

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diaphysis and epiphysis

36
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what covers the epiphysis

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articular cartilage

37
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what covers the rest of the bones

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periosteum

38
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hard exterior of the bones is called what

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compact or cortical bone

39
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cancellous or spongy bone is found…

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inside the bone

40
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femur, humorous

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long bone (longer than wide)

41
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carpals, tarsals

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short bones (roughly as long as wide)

42
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sternum, scapula, pelvis

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flat bones ( plate-shaped)

43
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vertebrae

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irregular bones ( shaped very irregular)

44
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verruca

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warts

45
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urticaria

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hives

46
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bulla

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blisters

47
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alopecia

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baldness

48
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ecchymosis

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bruise

49
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abrasion

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scraped skin

50
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varicella

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contagious viral infection

51
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pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; benign

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nevus

52
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flat, discolored spot on skin. (Freckle

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macule

53
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thick hypertrophic scar

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keloid

54
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normal scar

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cicatrix

55
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important layer of fatty tissue below the skin
The subcutaneous layer, or HYPODERMIS, lies beneath the skin.
It is composed of fat cells called LIPOCYTES.
It protects the deeper tissues of body and acts as insulation against heat and cold.

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subcutaneous layer

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The middle, fibrous connective tissue layer.
located between the epidermis and the subcutaneous layer.
made of connective tissue and collagen fibers
the dermis create unique fingerprints

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dermis

57
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The thin, outer membrane layer
composed of stratified squamous epithelium.
no blood supply or connective tissue
basal layer is the deepest layer of the epidermis

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epidermis

58
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the functions of the skin

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  • Protection
  • House nerve receptors
  • Secrete fluids
  • Regulate temperature

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