The collarbone
What is the clavicle?
Number of bones in an adult human skeleton
What is 206?
The shaft of a long bone
What is the diaphysis?
Most commonly found in children. The bone bends and splits causing a crack or incomplete fracture
What is Greenstick?
Inflammation of a joint
What is arthritis?
Upper Arm
What is the humerus?
The breastbone
What is the sternum?
The ends, or extremities, of a long bone
What are epiphyses?
A complete break of bone with no damage to the skin
What is simple or closed?
Twisting action tears ligaments of a joint
What is a sprain?
The kneecap
What is the patella?
The shinbone
What is the tibia?
The outer covering of a bone
What is the periosteum?
Bone breaks and comes through the skin. Increased chance of infection.
What is a compound or open fracture?
a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
What is a dislocation?
The hip bones
What is Ox Coxae?
The instep of the foot
What are the metatarsals?
The inner cavity of a long bone
What is the medullary canal?
Bone twists resulting in a break
What is a spiral fracture?
Lateral curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
The largest bone in the human body
What is the femur?
The 5 functions of bones
What are framework, protection, levers, production of blood cells, and storage?
The process in which blood cells are formed, developed, and mature into their specific types
What is Hematopoiesis?
A broken piece of skull that moves inward results in this type of fracture
What is a depressed fracture?
Bone inflammation caused by a pathogenic organism
What is osteomylitis?