Exam 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Nondisplaced
A
ends retain normal position
2
Q
displaced
A
ends out of normal alignment
3
Q
Complete
A
Broken all the way through
4
Q
Incomplete
A
Not broken all the way through
5
Q
Open
A
Skin is penetrated
6
Q
Closed
A
Skin is not penetrated
7
Q
compression
A
bone is crushed . common in porous bones ; subject to extreme trauma ; as in a fall. Crushed vertebra
8
Q
Spiral
A
breaks occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone . broke into two.
9
Q
Epiphyseal
A
Ephiphysis separates from the diaphysis along the epiphyseal plate. tend to occur where cartilage cells are dying.
10
Q
Depressed
A
broken Bone poriton is pressed inward. skull
11
Q
green stick
A
bone breaks incompletley, twig break. common in children.
