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Orthopedic Surgery

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






2. Spongy bone






3. Peculiar in shape






4. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






5. Classification of a joint






6. Ridge of bone






7. A cavity within a bone.






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






9. Used to cut through fine bone






10. Muscle of the heart






11. Removes bone in small bites






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






13. Used to smooth the surface of bone






14. Used to trim bone






15. Large rounded projection






16. Small rounded projection






17. Approximation of bone fragments






18. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






19. Covers each fasiculus






20. A projection of a bone






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






22. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






23. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






24. Rounded orfice in a bone






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






26. Comprised mainly of fat cells






27. Sharp - narrow projection






28. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






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






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






31. Skeletal muscle






32. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






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






35. Caliper - depth gauge






36. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






38. Allows only flexion and extension






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






40. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






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






42. Length is greater than the width






43. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






44. The bones of the limbs






45. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






46. Allows rotation only






47. Involuntary






48. Hollow or depressed






49. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






50. Placed across fracture ends of small bones