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Angela Yetsick
Physiology week 6-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| long bone | Ex humerus, femur, radius,tibia,fibula |
| short bone | Box shaped |
| adult bone | contains yellow marrow |
| compact bone | Outer layer of bone |
| red bone marrow | space that is between the bone spicules |
| bone marrow | Sponge like tissue in the bones |
| endochondral ossification | cartilage is replaced by the bone tissue |
| closed reduction | the ends of bones are realigned |
| fracture | Break in a bone. |
| impacted fracture | the bone goes in the marrow. |
| complete fracture | bone broke fully across |
| incomplete fracture | only partial break |
| Arthritis | there is change in the cartilage joints |