Musculoskeletal System: Anatomy
A rigid framework that protects internal organs, provides internal structure, and produces blood cells.
What is the SKELETON?
A break in a bone, often caused by trauma.
What is a FRACTURE?
A two-part system used to immobilize upper extremity injuries.
What is a SLING & SWATH?
A life-threatening medical condition that occurs when multiple adjacent ribs fracture in multiple places, creating a free-floating segment of the chest wall that moves paradoxically.
What is FLAIL CHEST?
A type of tissue that has the ability to contract.
What is MUSCLE?
A stretch or tear in muscle.
What is a STRAIN?
A lightweight, versatile, and reusable device made of a thin aluminum core coated in closed-cell foam, used to immobilize broken bones or soft tissue injuries, most commonly lower arm injuries.
What is a SAM SPLINT?
A condition where air accumulates in the space between the lung and the chest wall, commonly known as a collapsed lung.
What is a PNEUMOTHORAX?
The site at which two or more bones make contact, enabling movement and articulation.
What is a JOINT?
A stretched or torn ligament.
What in a SPRAIN?
A prefabricated, reusable splinting device used for immobilizing lower extremity injuries.
What is a QUICK SPLINT?
A condition where blood accumulates in the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall.
What is a HEMOTHORAX?
Non contractile tissue that connects muscle to bone.
What is a TENDON?
A separation or displacement of the bones of a joint.
What is a DISLOCATION?
A device used to stabilize a fractured femur by applying gentle, sustained pulling force to the limb.
What is a TRACTION SPLINT?
A medical emergency that occurs when a penetrating injury to the chest wall allows air to enter the space between the lung and the chest wall.
What is a SUCKING CHEST WOUND?
Thick bands of connective tissue holding two bones together, providing structure and stabilization.
What are LIGAMENTS?
A stretch or tear in a tendon, often caused by the sudden and forceful contraction of a muscle.
What are ruptured tendons?
A device that can be used to immobilize and support the entire body by moulding to its unique contours as air is removed from a chamber, forming a rigid, supportive mass that conforms to the patient's shape.
What is a VACUUM SPLINT?
A medical emergency where fluid accumulates in the pericardial sac (the outer layer of the heart) and compresses the heart, preventing it from pumping effectively.
What is PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE?