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Orthopedic Surgery

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1. Peculiar in shape






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






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






4. Inserted across 2 small bone fragments






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






6. Rounded orfice in a bone






7. Dimensions are approximatly equal all around






8. Caliper - depth gauge






9. Large rounded projection






10. Very dense tissue with few open spaces






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






12. Ossesous tissue of the hands and the feet






13. Allows only flexion and extension






14. Occurs between the carpus and the metacarpal






15. Ridge of bone






16. Skeletal muscle






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






18. A projection of a bone






19. Approximation of bone fragments






20. Knuckle shaped portion of a bone






21. Placed across fracture ends of small bones






22. Covers each fasiculus






23. Used to smooth the surface of bone






24. Used to cut through fine bone






25. Allows rotation only






26. Fine membrane that lines all compact bone cavities






27. Length is greater than the width






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






29. Muscle of the heart






30. Involuntary






31. Small rounded projection






32. A cavity within a bone.






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






34. Removes bone in small bites






35. The bones of the limbs






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






37. Comprised mainly of fat cells






38. Classification of a joint






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






40. Sharp - narrow projection






41. Used to form a hollow area in the bone






42. Spongy bone






43. Used to trim bone






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






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






46. Spanned across the surface of two large bone fragments






47. Hemorrhage - edema - soft tissue injury






48. Allows the greatest freedom of movement






49. Hollow or depressed






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