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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Skeletal muscle






2. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






3. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






4. Used to cut through fine bone






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






6. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






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






8. Large rounded projection






9. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






10. Muscle of the heart






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






12. Comprised mainly of fat cells






13. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






14. Ridge of bone






15. Length is greater than the width






16. Covers each fasiculus






17. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






18. Hollow or depressed






19. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






20. A cavity within a bone.






21. Spongy bone






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






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






24. Caliper - depth gauge






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






26. Classification of a joint






27. Involuntary






28. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






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






31. Small rounded projection






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






33. Sharp - narrow projection






34. Allows rotation only






35. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






36. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






37. A projection of a bone






38. Allows only flexion and extension






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






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






41. Rounded orfice in a bone






42. Removes bone in small bites






43. Peculiar in shape






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






45. The bones of the limbs






46. Used to smooth the surface of bone






47. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






48. Approximation of bone fragments






49. Used to trim bone






50. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet