Medical Term/Describe Fracture

Question 1

Normal anatomical position

Answer 1

The position that a patient is in when using anatomical terms.

Person standing, facing forward
Palms facing forward

Question 2

Tendon

Answer 2

connect muscle to bone to move joint

Question 3

Ligament

Answer 3

connect bone to bone to stabilize joints

Question 4

pronation

Answer 4

eversion, dorsiflexion, abduction

plantar surface facing laterally

Question 5

supination

Answer 5

inversion, plantarflexion, adduction

foot plantar surface facing midline

Question 6

Plantarflexion –

Answer 6

Movement of the foot in a direction such that the forefoot moves DISTAL to the neutral position;

standing on toes.

Question 7

Dorsiflexion –

Answer 7

Movement of the foot in a direction such that the forefoot moves PROXIMAL to the neutral position.

Standing on heel.

Question 8

Varus –

Answer 8

Bent or turned inward toward the midline.

Question 9

Valgus –

Answer 9

Bent or turned outward away from the midline.

Question 10

Type I –

Answer 10

fracture through the physis

Question 11

Type II –

Answer 11

fracture through the physis & metaphysis

MC!!

Question 12

Type III –

Answer 12

fracture through the physis & epiphysis

Question 13

Type IV –

Answer 13

fracture through physis, metaphysis, & epiphysis

Question 14

Type V –

Answer 14

Compression fracture to the physis (difficult to determine until healing begins)