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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






2. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






3. Used to smooth the surface of bone






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






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






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






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






8. Small rounded projection






9. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






10. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






11. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






12. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






13. Length is greater than the width






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






15. Peculiar in shape






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






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






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






19. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






20. Ridge of bone






21. Skeletal muscle






22. Muscle of the heart






23. Large rounded projection






24. Classification of a joint






25. Covers each fasiculus






26. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






27. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






28. Involuntary






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






30. Hollow or depressed






31. A projection of a bone






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






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






34. Sharp - narrow projection






35. Rounded orfice in a bone






36. Approximation of bone fragments






37. Spongy bone






38. Used to cut through fine bone






39. Allows rotation only






40. Allows only flexion and extension






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






42. Comprised mainly of fat cells






43. Used to trim bone






44. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






45. A cavity within a bone.






46. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






47. The bones of the limbs






48. Caliper - depth gauge






49. Removes bone in small bites






50. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around