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Orthopedic Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Comprised mainly of fat cells






2. Involuntary






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






4. Length is greater than the width






5. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






6. Hollow or depressed






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






8. Used to smooth the surface of bone






9. A projection of a bone






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






11. Covers each fasiculus






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






13. Large rounded projection






14. Skeletal muscle






15. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






16. Allows only flexion and extension






17. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






18. Used to cut through fine bone






19. The bones of the limbs






20. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






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






22. Allows rotation only






23. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






24. Approximation of bone fragments






25. Muscle of the heart






26. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






27. Peculiar in shape






28. Rounded orfice in a bone






29. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






30. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






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






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






33. Small rounded projection






34. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






35. Ridge of bone






36. Spongy bone






37. Classification of a joint






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






39. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






40. Sharp - narrow projection






41. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






42. A cavity within a bone.






43. Caliper - depth gauge






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






45. Removes bone in small bites






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






47. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






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






49. Used to trim bone






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