Word parts
What means crooked bent stiff
Ankyl
Periosteum meaning
The tough fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone
Characteristics of close fracture
also known as
one in which the bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin
Simple/ complete fracture
Characteristics of fat embolus
any foreign matter circulating in the blood that can become lodged and block the blood vessel
Description of Compact bone
Dense, hard, and very strong that forms the protective outer layer of bones
What means joint
Artho
Medullary cavity
The central cavity located in the shaft of long bones
Characteristics of open fracture
And also known as
The bone is broken and there is an open wound in the skin
Compound fracture
Characteristics of crepitation
The grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together
The 3 spinal regions are called
how many of each
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar
7, 12 ,5
Burs/o meaning
bursa
Endosteum
The tissue that lines the medulla cavity
Characteristics of Comminuted fracture
meaning on comminuted
One in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Crushed into small pieces
Characteristics of callus
A building deposit around the area of the break
Farthest part of the finger is called the
How many fingers have this
distal phalanx
All
Chondr/i chondr/o meaning
cartilage
Hemopoietic
The formation of blood cells
Characteristics of green stick fracture
Another name for Green stick
The bone is bent and only partially broken
Incomplete fracture
Characteristics of arthodesis
also known as
surgical ankylosis
The opening in the middle of the vertebra is called
Vertebral Foramen
What is the prefix meaning skull
crani/o
Cartilage defintion
The smooth rubbery blue-white connective tissue that acts as a chock absorber between bones
Characteristics of Oblique fracture
Occurs at an angle across the bone
Synovectomy
the surgical repair of a synovial membrane from a joint
Separate and cushion the vertebra together is called
inter vertebral disks