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Fractures

100

Also known as a compound fracture , is one in which the bone is broken and there is an open wound in the skin.

Open Fracture

200

 Comminuted fracture

300

One side of the bone is broken and the other side is only bent

Greenstick fracture

400

Also known as crepitus , is the grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together.

Crepitation

500

What is a pathologic fracture?

Occurs when a bone breaks under normal strain. This is due to bones being weakened by osteoporosis or a disease process such as cancer.

Pathology

100

Also known as a popliteal cyst , is a fluid-filled sac behind the knee.

Baker’s cyst

200

Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side; also known as hunchback

Kyphosis

300

 A type of arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae

Ankylosing spondylitis

ankylosing: progressive stiffening of a joint or joints

spondyl: vertebrae    

-itis means inflammation

400

spondyl

-osis  

Vertebrae

Abnormal condition or disease

500

chondr/o 

 -malacia 

 

Cartilage

Abnormal softening

Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures

100

arthr/o

-scopy  

Joint

Visual Examination

Arthroscopy: is the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

200

Also known as manipulation , is the attempted non surgical realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation

Closed Reduction

300

lamin

-ectomy  

Lamina

Surgical Removal

400

These tests are used to diagnose conditions such as osteoporosis, osteomalacia, osteopenia, and Paget’s disease. Measures the amount of mineral in the bones 

Bone density testing (BDT)

500

Class of drugs used to slow the loss of bone density due to osteoporosis, reducing the risk of broken bones.

Bisphosphonates

Bones

100

Scapula-Shoulder Blade

200

Commonly known as the funny bone, the large, proximal tip of the ulna.

Olecranon

300

 The three tiny bones located in each middle ear.

The auditory ossicles are the three tiny bones located in each middle ear. These bones, known as the malleus , incus , and stapes

400

Forms the base for the nasal septum

Vomer Bone

500

What are the 5 regions of the vertebral column?

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx

Bones 2

100

Where is the occipital bone?

Forms the back part of the skull and the base of the cranium.

200

 What is the blue shaded portion of the pelvis; also known as the hip socket

Acetabulum

300

Also known as the kneecap

Patella

400

Also known as the cheekbones?

Zygomatic bones

500

The first seven pairs of ribs; they attach anteriorly to the sternum

True Ribs