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Chapter 6 A&P

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