Chapt 48 Flashcards
Nervous system 🩻
1
Q
The removal of all or parts of an extremity
A
Amputation
2
Q
Joint inflammation
A
Arthritis
3
Q
The surgical replacement of a joint
A
Arthroplasty
4
Q
The bone is broken but the skin is intact : simple fracture
A
Closed fracture
5
Q
The bone is shattered or broken into 3 or more pieces
A
Comminuted fracture
6
Q
Open fracture
A
Compound fracture
7
Q
A broken bone
A
Fractured
8
Q
A condition in which there is death of the tissue
A
Gangrene
9
Q
Paralysis on 1 side of the body
A
Hemiplegia
10
Q
The broken bone has pieced the skin: compound fracture
A
Open fracture
11
Q
Loss of muscle function, sensation, or both
A
Paralysis
12
Q
Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk
A
Paraplegia
13
Q
Paralysis in the arms , legs, and trunk
A
Quadriplegia
14
Q
Closed fracture
A
Simple fracture
15
Q
Same as quadriplegia
A
Tetraplegia
