Regional/Directional
Terms
Terms
Nasal region
Nose
Smallest unit of life
cell
T/F Bones are completely solid without holes.
What is the femur?
thigh bone
What is a fracture?
bone breaking
Orbital region
eye
The type of tissue that lines surfaces
epithelial
What type of bone is a vertebra?
Irregular
Science name for fingers
Phalanges
Spiral fracture makes what kind of cut on the bone?
Diagonal
Olecranal region
elbow
What are the four tissue types?
Science name for the shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
Difference between radius and ulna
radius by thumb, more lateral, ulna includes the bony elbow
Type of fracture that breaks into multiple pieces
comminuted
Region for the heel
Calcaneal
Difference between tendons and ligaments
tendons: muscle to bone
ligaments: bone to bone
What covers the outer surface of bone?
Periosteum
What is the cheekbone?
Zygomatic
Intra-articular means
Inside the joint area, where the bone slides past another bone
Correct spelling for behind the knee term
Popliteal
What is the scientific name for fat tissue from PLTW?
Adipose
What is yellow bone marrow made mostly of?
fat
Bone that is a part of the eye socket
Sphenoid
Four steps of fracture repair
Hematoma Formation
Fibrocartilage Callus Formation
Bony Callus Formation
Bone Remodeling