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Orthopedic Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rounded orfice in a bone






2. Sharp - narrow projection






3. Classification of a joint






4. Articulating Surfaces are usually curved -allowing one to slide over the other






5. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






6. Muscle of the heart






7. Comprised mainly of fat cells






8. Driven into predrilled medullary canal to span 2 fracture ends






9. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






10. Large rounded projection






11. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






12. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






13. Peculiar in shape






14. Tough connective tissue that seperates one muscle section from another






15. Serve to protect soft body parts or as a attachments for wide muscles






16. The bones of the limbs






17. Ridge of bone






18. Used to smooth the surface of bone






19. Small rounded projection






20. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






21. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






22. Spongy bone






23. Tough fibrous tissue that covers bones except at their ends or articular surfaces






24. Hollow or depressed






25. Skeletal muscle






26. A projection of a bone






27. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






28. A cavity within a bone.






29. The bones of the head - neck - and trunk






30. Allows only flexion and extension






31. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






32. Used to lift the periosteum from the surface of the bone






33. Used to span the longitudinal axis of the neck of trachanter to stabilize a fracture






34. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






35. Small - graduated pins that have a spiral cutting edge






36. Consists of the articulating bone ends and the connective tissue that surrounds and binds them






37. Covers each fasiculus






38. Involuntary






39. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






40. Site of red blood cell and white blood cell formation






41. Used to move soft tissue away from the wound site






42. Used to trim bone






43. Length is greater than the width






44. Allows rotation only






45. Used to cut through fine bone






46. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






47. Removes bone in small bites






48. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






49. Approximation of bone fragments






50. Caliper - depth gauge