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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Used to trim bone






2. Classification of a joint






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






4. Allows rotation only






5. Large rounded projection






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






7. Involuntary






8. A projection of a bone






9. Hollow or depressed






10. Ridge of bone






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






12. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






13. Covers each fasiculus






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






15. Peculiar in shape






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






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






18. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






19. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






20. Length is greater than the width






21. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






22. Removes bone in small bites






23. Used to cut through fine bone






24. Spongy bone






25. Small rounded projection






26. Muscle of the heart






27. A cavity within a bone.






28. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






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






30. Caliper - depth gauge






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






32. Used to smooth the surface of bone






33. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






34. Comprised mainly of fat cells






35. Skeletal muscle






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






37. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






38. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






39. Approximation of bone fragments






40. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






41. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






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






43. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






44. The bones of the limbs






45. Sharp - narrow projection






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






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






48. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






49. Rounded orfice in a bone






50. Allows only flexion and extension