The correct term for the kneecap:
What is:
Patella
A small sac of synovial fluid:
what is:
Bursa
Another term for an incomplete fracture:
What is:
Greenstick
Cells are organized together to form tissues. Tissues are organized together to form:
What are:
Organs
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions:
What is:
Transverse
Bones in the wrist are called:
What are:
Carpals
The acronym for first-aid treatment of minor musculoskeletal injuries:
What is:
R.I.C.E
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
A break within 1 inch of the wrist bone
What is:
Colles' Fracture
List in order from top to bottom:
1.Tarsals
2.Sacrum
3.Mandible
4.Sternum
What is: 3,4,2,1
3.Mandible
4.Sternum
2.Sacrum
1.Tarsals
Dorsal flexion is pointing the toes:
What is:
Up (towards the head)
An immovable joint:
What is:
Suture
(The cranium)
Half of all accidental deaths in elderly are due to:
What is:
Falls
(Eventually leads to chronic issues)
Another term for "hairline" fracture:
What is:
Stress Fracture
Wasting away of muscles and muscle tissue:
What is:
Atrophy
What is the opposite of Distal:
What is:
Proximal
The largest and strongest bone in the body:
What is:
Femur (Thigh Bone)
A joint that allows movement around a central point:
What is:
Ball-and-socket joint
A fracture caused by a twisting motion:
What is:
Spiral Fracture
The muscle that covers the shoulder joint:
What is:
Deltoid
When a body is in supine position, they are facing ____. And in prone position, they are facing _____.
What is:
Supine-Facing Up
Prone-Facing Down
How many vertebrae are in:
-Cervical
-Thoracic
-Lumbar
-Cervical 7 (C1-C7)
-Thoracic 12 (T1-T12)
-Lumbar 5 (L1-L5)
The connective tissue that joins bone to bone:
What is:
Ligament
Type of fracture where the bone breaks through the skin.
What is:
Compound Fracture
The spongy bone is called:
What is:
Cancellous bone
What is the opposite of suppination:
What is:
Pronation