Directional terms
Circumduction can be performed at which joint
The radius and ulna are in what skeletal group
appendicular
The purpose of cartilage is to
absorb shock and provide smooth movement
A heamatoma is
Blood vessels breaking under the skin
A contributing disorder that can cause bone to heal slower is
osteoperosis
What joint is capable of inversion
ankle
In general fractures take ______ to heal.
6 weeks
In terms of location the head is the most _____________________ part of the body
Superior
a jagged irregular open wound is called a
laceration
The elbow is located _________________ to the wrist
proximal
what motion is rotation away from the midline?
External Rotation
What tissue connects bone to bone
ligaments
A dislocation is best described as
A bone that comes out of joint
A ______________ refers to an injury to nerve that causes thickening of the nerve
Neuroma
A fracture that travels across a bone in a perpendicular fashion is a _____________fracture
Transverse
Abduction and Adduction occur in what plane of motion.
frontal plane
This type of fracture typically takes two weeks to show up on x-ray/
Stress fracture
A strain is an injury to
Muscle or tendon
a strain is an injury to which tissue
Muscle/tendon
Internal and external rotation occur in the __________plane
transverse
spine erect, arms at side and palms facing forward is known as what position
Anatomical position
The elbow is ______________ to the wrist
proximal
a wound characterized by a tearing away of a piece of bone is called an
avulsion
The main difference between first/second and third degree injuries is
The amount of tissue damage
What are the three functions of bone
protect vital organs. acted on by muscles for movement. produce blood cells