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Term | Definition |
Closed Fracture | fx that does not puncture the skin - aka simple fracture |
Open Fracture | fx that penetrates the skin aka compound fracture |
Greenstick Fracture | incomplete fx - breaks on one side but not the other |
Hairline Fracture | stress fx - slight fx that does not affect bone alignment |
Ossifcation | formation of a bone |
medial malleolus | inside ankle bone |
lateral malleolus | outside ankle bone |
acromion | spoon-shaped projection of the scapula |
cheek bone | zygomatic bone |
kneecap | patella |
lower jaw bone | mandible - only bone in skull that moves |
forehead | frontal |
tail bone | coccyx |
thigh bone | femur - longest, strongest, heaviest bone in body |
heel bone | calcaneus |
collar bone | clavicle |
spine | vertebrae - back bone |
breast bone | sternum |
bone process | projections off the bones |
mastoid process | large projection of the temporal bone (behind ear) |
laminectomy | removal of a portion of the vertebrae |
spongy bone | cancellous or trabecular bone |
club foot | talipes equinovarus |
fontanel | soft spot - space between cranial bones in an infant |
foramen | hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass |
condyle | knuckle-like projection at the end of a bone |
carpals | bones of the wrist - 8 in total |
bone depression | concave areas or openings in a bone help form joints or serve as points of attachment for muscle |
trochanter | large bony process located below the neck of the femur |
Diaphysis | main shaft-like portion of a long bone |
epiphysis | located at each end of the bone |
epiphyseal line | layer of cartilage that separates the diaphysis from the epiphysis - growth plate (ossification - when it solidifies) |
spine | sharp projections from the surface of a bone |
hyoid bone | point of attachment for muscles of the tongue and throat |
cervical vertebrae | first segment of the vertebral column C1-C7 |
thoracic vertebrae | second segment of vertebral column T1-T12 |
lumbar vertebrae | third segment of the vertebral column L1-L5 |
sacrum | fourth segment of the vertebral column - triangular shaped bone that is made up of five fused bones |
coccyx | fifth segment of the vertebral column - tail bone - made up of four fused bones |
spinous process | projecting from the midline of the back of the vertebral arch |
transverse process | extends laterally from the vertebral arch |
three parts of the sternum | manubruium, body, xiphoid process |
three kinds of ribs | true, false, floating |
true ribs | the first seven pairs of ribs that attach to the sternum in the front and the vertebrae in the back |
false ribs | ribs 9-10 - connect in back to the vertebrae and to sternum in front by cartilage |
floating ribs | ribs 11-12 - only attached to vertebrae in the back - |
costal cartilage | extends from each individual rib - attaches to sternum |
intercoastal spaces | spaces between the ribs |
scoliosis | abnormal lateral (left or right) curvature of a portion of the spine |
kyphosis | abnormal outward curvature of the portion of the spine commonly known as humpback or hunchback |
lordosis | abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the spine swayback |
complete fracture | break that extends through the entire thickness of the bone |
compression fracture | cause by bone surfaces being forced against each other |
impacted fracture | the force of the break causes the broken end of the smaller bone to be jammed into the broken end of the larger bone |
comminuted fracture | the force is so great that the bone is splintered or crushed - closed fx but would need open reduction repair |
Colles' fracture | occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1" of the wrist |
pathological fracture | occurs when a bone is weakened by a preexisting disease (such as osteoporosis) |
open reduction | surgical to repair fractures |
closed reduction | aligning fractured bones through manual manipulation |
red marrow | where blood formation occurs |
periosteum | thick white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of long bones |
osteoblasts | immature bone cells |
osteoclasts | large cells that absorb bony tissue |
sesamoid | irregular bones imbedded in tendons near a joint kneecap |
osteocytes | mature bone cells |
articular cartilage | covers joint surfaces |
yellow marrow | stores fat |
spongy bone | cancellous bone (travecular) |
fissure | groove or depression in bone |
sinus | hollow space in a bone |
fossa | hollow or shallow concave depression in bone |
maxilla | upper jaw bones |
sutures | immovable joints (fibrous) |
innominate bone | bone formed from the fusion of the ilium, ishchum, pubis and hip bone |
osteomalacia | abnormal softening of the bones - known in children as rickets |
osteomyelitis | infection of the bone and bone marrow - spread to the bone tissue through blood |
osteoporosis | porous bones - bones that were once strong become fragile due to loss of bone density - greater susceptibility to fractures |
osteochondroma | most common benign bone tumor |
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