Chapter 22 Terms

Question 1

Air splint

Answer 1

A hollow, inflatable splint for immobilizing a part of the body.

Question 2

Anatomic splint

Answer 2

A splint formed by supporting an injured part of the body with an uninjured, neighboring body part.
For example, splinting one finger against another.
AKA self-splint.

Question 3

Angulation

Answer 3

An angular deformity in a fractured bone.

Question 4

Binder

Answer 4

A cloth wrapped around a patient to securely hold the arm against the patient’s chest to add stability.
AKA swathe.

Question 5

Bone

Answer 5

A dense, hard tissue that forms the skeleton.

Question 6

Cardiac muscle

Answer 6

A specialized type of muscle found in the heart.

Question 7

Circumferential splint

Answer 7

A type of splint that surrounds or encircles an injured body part.

Question 8

Closed fracture

Answer 8

A type of fracture in which the skin over the broken bone is intact.

Question 9

Cravat

Answer 9

A folded triangular bandage used to hold splints in space.

Question 10

Crepitus

Answer 10

A grating or popping sound under the skin that can be due to a number of causes, including two pieces of bone rubbing against each other.

Question 11

Direct force

Answer 11

A force that causes injury at the point of impact.

Question 12

Dislocation

Answer 12

The displacement of a bone from its normal position at a joint.

Question 13

Extremity

Answer 13

A limb of the body.
Upper = arm
Lower = leg

Question 14

Fracture

Answer 14

A break or disruption in bone tissue.

Question 15

Immobilize

Answer 15

To use a splint or other method to keep an injured body part from moving.

Question 16

Indirect force

Answer 16

A force that transmits energy through the body, causing injury at a distance from the point of impact.

Question 17

Joint

Answer 17

A structure where two or more bones are joined.

Question 18

Ligament

Answer 18

A fibrous band that holds bones together at a joint.

Question 19

Muscle

Answer 19

A tissue that contracts and relaxes to create movement.

Question 20

Open fracture

Answer 20

A type of fracture in which there is an open wound in the skin over the fracture.

Question 21

Rigid splint

Answer 21

A splint made of rigid material such as wood, aluminum or plastic.

Question 22

Self-splint

Answer 22

A splint formed by supporting one part of the body with another.
AKA anatomical

Question 23

Smooth muscles

Answer 23

Muscles responsible for contraction of hollow organs such as blood vessels or the gastrointestinal tract.

Question 24

Soft splint

Answer 24

A splint made of soft material such as towels, pillows, slings, swathes and cravats.

Question 25

Splint

Answer 25

A device used to immobilize body parts.

Question 26

Sprain

Answer 26

The partial or complete tearing or stretching of ligaments and other soft tissue structures at a joint.

Question 27

Strain

Answer 27

The excessive stretching and tearing of muscles or tendons; a pulled or torn muscle.

Question 28

Swathe

Answer 28

A cloth wrapped around a patient to securely hold the arm against the patients chest, to add stability.
AKA a binder.

Question 29

Tendon

Answer 29

A fibrous band that attaches muscle to bone.

Question 30

Traction splint

Answer 30

A splint with a mechanical device that applies traction to realign the bones.

Question 31

Twisting force

Answer 31

A force that caused injury when one part o the body remains still while the rest of the body is twisted or turns away from it.

Question 32

Vacuum splint

Answer 32

A splint that can be molded to the shape of the injured area by extracting air from the splint.

Question 33

Voluntary muscle

Answer 33

Muscles that attach to bones.

AKA skeletal muscles.