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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






2. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






3. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






4. A projection of a bone






5. Hollow or depressed






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






7. Sharp - narrow projection






8. Skeletal muscle






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






10. Small rounded projection






11. Covers each fasiculus






12. Comprised mainly of fat cells






13. Peculiar in shape






14. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






15. Muscle of the heart






16. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






17. Used to trim bone






18. Approximation of bone fragments






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






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






21. Used to smooth the surface of bone






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






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






24. Involuntary






25. The bones of the limbs






26. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






27. Length is greater than the width






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






29. Ridge of bone






30. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






31. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






32. Caliper - depth gauge






33. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






34. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






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






36. A cavity within a bone.






37. Used to cut through fine bone






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






39. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






40. Spongy bone






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






42. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






43. Classification of a joint






44. Removes bone in small bites






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






46. Allows only flexion and extension






47. Rounded orfice in a bone






48. Large rounded projection






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






50. Allows rotation only