Structure of Long bone
The part of the bone which is a hollow cylinder of hard?
What is compact bone?
Which type of bones are found in both upper and lower arms and legs?
What is long bones?
This skeleton consists of the skull, spinal column, ribs, sternum (breastbone), and hyoid bone?
What is axial skeleton?
The act of bringing two bones closer together which decreases the angle between the two bones is?
What is flexion?
The fracture is a tiny crack in the bone that typically occurs from overuse?
What is stress or hairline fracture?
The shaft of the long bone is called?
What is diaphysis?
The bones of the skull and ribs are examples of what type of bones?
What is flat bones?
The cervical vertebrae consist of how many bones?
What is 7?
The movement of an extremity away from the midline is?
What is abduction?
An __________ fracture is the most serious type of fracture, where the broken bone ends pierce and protrude through the skin?
What is an open/compound fracture?
The ends of long bones are called?
What is epiphysis?
The wrist and ankle bones are examples of what type of bones?
What is short bones?
The thoracic vertebrae is made up of how many bones?
What is 12?
The movement that the forearm turns the hand so the palm is downward or backward?
What is pronation?
The simplest type of fracture where the bone is partly bent, but it never completely separates?
What is greenstick fracture?
What is medullary canal?
Bones that are represented by bones of the spinal column are called what type of bones?
What is irregular bones?
Which skeleton includes the upper extremities: shoulder girdles, arms, wrists, and hands; and the lower extremities: hip girdle, legs, ankles, and feet?
What is appendicular skeleton?
The movement that allows a bone to move around one central axis is?
What is rotation?
A fracture when the bone is broken, but the broken ends do not pierce through the skin to form an external wound is?
What is closed/simple fracture?
The outside of the bone is covered with?
What is periosteum?
Bones are classified as one of the ______ types on the basis of their shape?
What is four?
The total number of bones in the cervical + thoracic + lumbar =?
What is 24?
The movement that includes flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction is?
What is circumduction?
A fracture that occurs when the bone is splintered or broken into many pieces that can become embedded in the surrounding tissue?
What is comminuted fracture?