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Orthopedic Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used to smooth the surface of bone






2. Sharp - narrow projection






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






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






5. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






6. Muscle of the heart






7. Involuntary






8. A projection of a bone






9. Covers each fasiculus






10. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






11. Removes bone in small bites






12. Ridge of bone






13. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






14. Large rounded projection






15. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






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






17. Hollow or depressed






18. Approximation of bone fragments






19. Caliper - depth gauge






20. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






21. Allows rotation only






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






23. Allows only flexion and extension






24. A cavity within a bone.






25. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






26. Rounded orfice in a bone






27. Length is greater than the width






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






29. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






30. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






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






33. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






34. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






35. Peculiar in shape






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






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






38. Comprised mainly of fat cells






39. Spongy bone






40. Used to trim bone






41. Skeletal muscle






42. Classification of a joint






43. Used to cut through fine bone






44. The bones of the limbs






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






46. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






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






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






49. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






50. Small rounded projection