Musculoskeletal inj Word Scramble
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| 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 |
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