Bone
Fractures
Articulations
100

This refers to exaggerated lumbar curve.

What is lordosis?

100

This fracture is when the skin is punctured.

What is an open (compound) fracture?

100

This FUNCTIONAL classification refers to articulations with no movement.

What is synarthrosis?

200

This refers to exaggerated thoracic curve.

What is kyphosis?

200

This fracture is a partial fracture; one side of bone breaks—the other side is bent (typically occur in children).

What is a greenstick fracture?

200

The elbow is an example of this type of diarthrotic, synovial joint.

What is a hinge joint?

300

These curves are seen in the fetus and are C-shaped.

What are the primary curves (thoracic and sacral)?

300

This fracture is at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula.

What is a Potts fracture?
300

The axis that accompanies flexion and extension in the sagittal plane.

What is the frontal axis?

400

This sacrum in this skeleton is broad with less curvature.

What is the female skeleton?

400

This fracture is when bone is splintered into several small pieces between the main parts.

What is a comminuted fracture?

400

The structure of a synchondrosis joint.

What is cartilaginous?

500

This happens after the fibrocartilaginous (soft) callus forms in fracture repair.

What is the formation of bony callus?

500

This fracture is when a bone fragment is pulled off or separated from the rest of the bone by a soft tissue attachment.

What is an avulsion fracture?

500

A movement in which the distal end of a bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains stable.

What is circumduction?