Bone Anatomy
The femur is classified as this type of bone.
What is long bone?
The fluid found in the joint.
What is synovial fluid?
Contraction and relaxation of a muscle attached to a bone permits this function.
What is movement?
An injury to a ligament is called this.
What is a sprain?
This common fracture of the 5th metacarpal is named because it is a common injury that occurs when fighting others.
What is a Boxer's Fracture?
These are only found in pediatric bones.
What is epiphyseal plates?
This membrane produces a fluid found in joints.
What is the synovial membrane?
One example of this function is the rib cage of the thorax.
What is protection?
This type of joint injury can occur from performing the same movement continuously over a long period of time.
A common fracture of the wrist, obtain when falling forward on an outstretched hand.
What is a Colles' fracture?
The type of bone found at the center of a long bone.
What is spongy bone (or cancellous bone)?
According to Gould, this is the number of different types of synovial joints.
What is seven?
Proper formation of the bone and bony matrix is important for this function.
What is bear weight?
The treatment for joint injuries can best be remembered by the acronym RICE, which stands for this.
What is rest, ice, compression, and elevation?
A transverse fracture of the base of the 5th metatarsal is called this.
What is a Jones fracture?
A bone producing cell.
What is osteoblast?
Covers the ends of the bones.
What is articular cartilage?
This function helps the body maintain adequate levels of calcium and phosphorus.
What is mineral storage?
The injury seen in this image can occur from overextension or overstressing a muscle.
What is a muscle tear?
Fractures of the epiphyseal plates, also called this, range in severity from Type I to Type V.
What are Salter-Harris fractures?
The structural unit of a bone.
What is a Haversian system (or osteon)?
These specialized tissues link two ends of bones together, helping to strengthen the joint.
What are ligaments?
This function helps to maintain adequate numbers of blood cells in our bodies.
What is hematopoiesis?
Healing of injuries to the joint is slow because of this reason.
What is a poor vascular network?
This is a defensive fracture of the proximal half of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head at the elbow.
What is a Monteggia fracture?