Parts of the bone
The very end of a long bone
What is the epiphysis?
The type of fracture when the bone breaks and pierces the skin
What is a compound fracture?
The hip is what type of synovial joint
What is the ball-and-socket synovial joint?
What is long bones?
The number of bones in the appendicular skeleton
What is 126?
The main shaft of a long bone
What is the diaphysis?
The type of fracture when the bone breaks only on one side of the cortex of the bone
What is incomplete fracture?
The synovial joint that permits flexion and extension
What is the hinge synovial joint?
The collection of calcium that forms the kneecap (Patella).
What is the Sesamoid?
The number of lumbar vertebrae
What is 5?
The outer surface of the long bone is made of this
What is the periosteum?
The fracture that occurs when the bone is stressed in a twisting motion
What is a spiral fracture?
The type of joint classification that has limited movement
What is Cartilaginous (Amphiarthroses) joint?
The vertebra and sphenoid bone are examples of this type of bone classification
What is irregular bones?
The number of bones in the lower extremities
What is 62?
The bone that is superior to the triquetral carpal bone
What is the pisiform bone?
True or False
The bones are held together at joints by bands of connective tissues called tendons.
What is false?
Ligaments
The fracture that generally occurs with punching and breaks at the neck of the 5th metacarpal
What is the Boxer's Fracture?
The type of synovial joint that allows bone to slide over another
What is Gliding joint?
The bone classification in which the length is approximately equal to its diameter
What is short bones?
The anatomical feature in baby skulls that have not ossified completely yet
What is fontanelles?
The line on a long bone where the metaphysis and epiphysis fuse together.
What is the epiphyseal line?
The skeleton, Conrad, was lifting heavier weights than normal and dropped a 75 pound dumbbell on his left foot. The kind of fracture that would occur would be
What is a comminuted fracture?
The skull sutures are considered which of the three classification of joints that are immovable
What is the Synarthrodial (fibrous) joint?
The classification of bone that is found mainly in the thoracic cavity and maintains red marrow for red blood cell production later in life
What is Flat bones?
The cervical and lumbar portions of the spine have this type of curvature
What is lordotic?