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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Used to smooth the surface of bone






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






3. Peculiar in shape






4. Sharp - narrow projection






5. Length is greater than the width






6. Caliper - depth gauge






7. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






8. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






9. A cavity within a bone.






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






11. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






12. Comprised mainly of fat cells






13. Rounded orfice in a bone






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






15. Muscle of the heart






16. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






17. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






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






19. Small rounded projection






20. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






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






22. Used to trim bone






23. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






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






25. Allows only flexion and extension






26. Large rounded projection






27. Hollow or depressed






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






29. A projection of a bone






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






31. The bones of the limbs






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






33. Covers each fasiculus






34. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






35. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






36. Allows rotation only






37. Classification of a joint






38. Spongy bone






39. Ridge of bone






40. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






41. Involuntary






42. Used to cut through fine bone






43. Removes bone in small bites






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






45. Approximation of bone fragments






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






47. Skeletal muscle






48. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






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






50. Allows the greatest freedom of movement