types of fracture

Question 1

where is a fracture in diaphysis

Answer 1

in bone shaft

Question 2

where is a fracture in epiphysis

Answer 2

at end of the bone

Question 3

where is a fracture in metaphysis

Answer 3

adjacent to growth plate

Question 4

what is a transverse fracture

Answer 4

straight across

Question 5

what is a oblique fracture

Answer 5

diagonal

Question 5

what is a spiral fracture

Answer 5

corkscrew like

Question 6

what is a comminuted fracture

Answer 6

broken in 2 places

Question 7

what is a segmented fracture

Answer 7

broken in 2 places, one section pulled off

Question 8

what is avulsed fracture

Answer 8

tendon pulls bone off

Question 9

what is salter Harris fracture

Answer 9

fracture at growth plate

Question 10

what is greenstick fracture

Answer 10

fracture in children, caused by bone bending then cracking

Question 11

what is bowing fracture

Answer 11

bending of long bones

Question 12

where would you find a sutural bone

Answer 12

in skull

Question 13

what is the role of a sesamoid bone

Answer 13

protects the organs

Question 14

describe a syndesmossses fibrous joint

Answer 14

bones joined by a fibrous tissue band

Question 15

describe a sutures fibrous joint

Answer 15

interlocking projections of bone plate joined by fibrous tissue

Question 16

describe a gomphoses fibrous joint

Answer 16

joint connection by periodontal membrane

Question 17

describe a synchondroses cartilaginous joint

Answer 17

bones joined by hyaline cartilage

Question 18

describe a symphyses cartilaginous joint

Answer 18

bones joined by fibrocartilage disk

Question 19

give 2 examples of uniaxial synovial joints

Answer 19

hinge joint
pivot joint

Question 20

give 2 examples of biaxial synovial joints

Answer 20

saddle joint
condyloid joint

Question 21

give 2 examples of multiaxial synovial joints

Answer 21

gliding joint
ball and socket joint