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Orthopedic Surgery

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






2. The bones of the limbs






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






4. Hollow or depressed






5. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






6. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






7. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






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






9. Approximation of bone fragments






10. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






11. Small rounded projection






12. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






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






14. Involuntary






15. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






16. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






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






18. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






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






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






21. A cavity within a bone.






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






23. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






24. Used to trim bone






25. A projection of a bone






26. Used to smooth the surface of bone






27. Removes bone in small bites






28. Muscle of the heart






29. Peculiar in shape






30. Allows rotation only






31. Classification of a joint






32. Sharp - narrow projection






33. Spongy bone






34. Length is greater than the width






35. Large rounded projection






36. Covers each fasiculus






37. Rounded orfice in a bone






38. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






39. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






40. Used to cut through fine bone






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






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






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






44. Ridge of bone






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






46. Skeletal muscle






47. Caliper - depth gauge






48. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






49. Allows only flexion and extension






50. Comprised mainly of fat cells