Question | Answer |
Hard but flexable living structures that provide support for the body an dprotection for vital organs | Bones |
Disruption or "coming apart" | Dislocation |
Extremity injury in which the skin has been broken or torn through from the inside by an injured bone or from the outside by something that has caused a penetrating wound with associated injury to the bone | Open extremity injury |
Special splint that applies constant pull along the length of the leg to help stabilize the fractured femur and reduce muscle spasm | Traction Splint |
Grating sensation or sound made when broken bone ends rub together | Crepitus |
Bands of connective tissue that bind muscles to bones | Tendons |
Any break point in a bone | Fracture |
Connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone ends and acts as a surface for articulationallowing for smooth movement at joints | Cartilage |
Portion of the skeleton that includes the clavicles, scapulae, arms, wrists,hands, pelvis, thighs, legs, ankles, and feet | Extremities |
Muscle injury caused by overstreatching or overexertion of the muscle | Strain |
Process of applying tension to straighten and realign a fractured limb before splinting | Manual traction |
Places where bones articulate or meet | Joints |
Stretching and tearing of ligaments | Sprain |
Injury to an extremity in which the skin is not broken | Closed extremity injury |
Connective tissue that suports joints by attaching the bone ends and allowing for stable range of motion | Ligaments |