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Orthopedic Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A projection of a bone






2. Caliper - depth gauge






3. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






4. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






5. Removes bone in small bites






6. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






7. Peculiar in shape






8. Skeletal muscle






9. Used to smooth the surface of bone






10. Involuntary






11. Hollow or depressed






12. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






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






14. Classification of a joint






15. Used to trim bone






16. Comprised mainly of fat cells






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






18. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






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






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






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






22. Sharp - narrow projection






23. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






24. Allows rotation only






25. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






26. Large rounded projection






27. Used to cut through fine bone






28. Length is greater than the width






29. Muscle of the heart






30. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






31. A cavity within a bone.






32. Approximation of bone fragments






33. Rounded orfice in a bone






34. Covers each fasiculus






35. Spongy bone






36. Allows only flexion and extension






37. The bones of the limbs






38. Small rounded projection






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






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






41. Ridge of bone






42. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






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






44. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






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






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






47. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






48. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






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