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Orthopedic Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Peculiar in shape






2. Caliper - depth gauge






3. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






4. Allows rotation only






5. A projection of a bone






6. Sharp - narrow projection






7. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






8. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






9. Spongy bone






10. Covers each fasiculus






11. Small rounded projection






12. Removes bone in small bites






13. A cavity within a bone.






14. Allows only flexion and extension






15. Classification of a joint






16. Comprised mainly of fat cells






17. Approximation of bone fragments






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






19. Length is greater than the width






20. Used to smooth the surface of bone






21. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






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






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






24. Skeletal muscle






25. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






26. Ridge of bone






27. Involuntary






28. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






29. The bones of the limbs






30. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






31. Hollow or depressed






32. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






33. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






34. Large rounded projection






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






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






37. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






38. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






39. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






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






42. Rounded orfice in a bone






43. Used to cut through fine bone






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






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






46. Used to trim bone






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






48. Muscle of the heart






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






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