This type of fracture is just a crack in the periosteum. It is common in children.
What is a Greenstick fracture?
100
This type of fracture completely shatters the bone.
What is a comminuted fracture?
100
This type of disorder is characterized by shortened bones throughout the body. The bones can be proportionately shortened, or disproportionately shortened.
What is dwarfism?
100
This is a precursor bone cell which synthesizes bone.
What is an osteoblast?
100
This is the outermost covering of bone.
What is the periosteum?
200
This type of fracture is incomplete and runs parallel to the bone.
What is a linear fracture?
200
This type of fracture is complete and is caused by a direct hit. The bone is broken straight across.
What is a transverse fracture?
200
This type of disorder occurs when the wall between the nostrils is displaced.
What is a deviated septum?
200
This is a bone cell that has matured from an osteoblast. It creates bone where there is stress.
What is an osteocyte?
200
This type of fluid is found in the porous cancellous bone. It produces blood cells.
What is red bone marrow?
300
This type of complete fracture is caused by an angled hit. The bone is broken at an angle.
What is an oblique fracture?
300
This type of complete fracture is caused by a twisting motion.
What is a spiral fracture?
300
This type of disorder is characterized by fused cervical vertebrae.
What is Klippel-Feil Syndrome?
300
This is a bone cell that has matured from an immune cell. It removes bone.
What is an osteoclast?
300
This type of marrow is found within the shafts of long bones and is used for fat storage.
What is yellow bone marrow?
400
This stage of bone repair happens immediately after a fracture.
What is inflammation?
400
This is an area of cartilage that forms across a break site as a precursor to bone.
What is a soft callus?
400
This disease is characterized by benign bone tumors.
What is an osteoma?
400
This type of ossification occurs only in the skull and happens during the first few months of life.
What is intramembraneous ossification.
400
This type of bone surrounds the yellow bone marrow. It is very dense and provides structure and support to bones.
What is compact bone?
500
This is an area of new bone that forms to mend a break.
What is a hard callus?
500
This stage of bone repair happens over months and years. Due to stress on the bone, it forms into its original shape.
What is remodeling?
500
This type of bone diseases is characterized by holes in the bones that cause weakened bones and a higher likelihood of breaks.
What is osteoporosis?
500
This type of ossification is the typical way in which is formed. Cartilage is first formed, and bone calcifies within the cartilage environment.
What is endochondral ossification?
500
This type of bone is porous and is found at the head of long bones. It is strong, but light-weight. It contains the red bone marrow.