Muscle And Bone Injuries Flashcards

1
Q

How many bones in the body?

A

206

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2
Q

Tendons

A

Connect muscle to bone
TMB!!

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3
Q

Ligaments

A

connect bone to bone
LBB!!

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4
Q

Dislocation

A

Disruption or coming apart of a joint

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5
Q

Sprain

A

The stretching and tearing of ligaments

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6
Q

Closed extremity fracture

A

Injury to extremity with no associated opening in the skin

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7
Q

Open extremity injury

A

Extremity injury in which the ski. Has been broken open from bone on inside or by something on outside causing skin break and injury to bone

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8
Q

Compartment syndrome

A

Fracture or crush injury causes swelling
Becomes so great body can no longer perfume tissue against swelling
Cellular damage occurs
Blood flow to area is lost, limb can be lost if pressure is not relieved

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9
Q

The 6 p’s

A

Pain or tenderness
Pallor (paid skin or poor capillary refill)
Paresthesia (pins and needles)
Pulses diminished or absent
Paralysis or inability to move
Pressure

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10
Q

Where are the long bones?

A

Arms and thighs

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11
Q

Where are the short bones?

A

Feet and hands

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12
Q

Where are the flat bones?

A

Sternum
Shoulders
Ribs

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13
Q

What is periosteum?

A

Fiber that covers our bones

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14
Q

Center of the bone is?

A

Marrow. (Site of red blood cell production)

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15
Q

3 types of muscle

A

Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal

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16
Q

Smooth muscles

A

Found in walls of organs and digestive structures
Involuntary

17
Q

Cardiac muscles

A

Found in walls of the heart

18
Q

Skeletal muscles

A

Control all conscious or deliberate movement
All muscles connected to bone and muscles in tongue, larynx pharynx upper esophagus

19
Q

Causes of injury

A

Direct force
Twisting force
Indirect force

20
Q

What is direct force?

A

Struck by something
Causing crushed tissues & fractures

21
Q

What is twisting force?

A

Causes stretching/tearing of muscle & ligaments and broken bones

22
Q

Indirect force

A

Fall from heights land on feet can cause injury to knees, femur, pelvis spine

23
Q

What is a fracture?

A

Any break in a bone open or closed

24
Q

What is a comminuted fracture?

A

Bones is broken in several places

25
Q

What is a green stick fracture?

A

Incomplete fracture
Common in children

26
Q

What is an angulated fracture?

A

Broken bone segments at an angle to each other

27
Q

Bone bleeds by pint amount

A

Pelvic 3-4 pints
Femur 2 pints
Tubular/fibular 1 pint

28
Q

What are the long bones?

A

Ulna
Radius
Tibia
Fibula

29
Q

What is traction splint for?

A

For the femur

30
Q

What does the appendicular skeleton consist of?

A

Shoulder girdle
Arms hands legs feet and pelvic girdle

31
Q

What does the axial skeleton consist of?

A

Skull
Rib cage
Ossicle (inner ears)
Hyoid bone
Vertebral column

32
Q

Why splint?

A

Reduce pain
Speed healing
Prevent further damage

33
Q

Advil is?

A

Anti inflammatory
Works well for kids

34
Q

If you can’t find a distal pulse of injured side what do you do?

A

Check cap refill
Do they have sensation
What colour is the foot?

35
Q

Your bandage may be too tight if what?

A

The extremity looks waxy, cyanotic feels cold

36
Q

Arm bones

A

Humerus
Ulna
Radius