QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - ✔✔abduction
movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - ✔✔adduction
fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each other - ✔✔angulated fracture
where two bones meet - ✔✔articulation
wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the body because of diseases or other
influences - ✔✔atrophy
fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them - ✔✔bursa
inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint - ✔✔bursitis
Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form certain body parts such as the ear -
✔✔cartilage
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - ✔✔closed extremity injury
an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin - ✔✔closed extremity injury
a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places - ✔✔comminuted fracture
injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are constricted within a space as from
swelling or from a tight dressing or cast - ✔✔compartment syndrome
,felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves, when two rough edges of a broken
bone rub together - ✔✔crepitus
the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its normal position - ✔✔dislocation
the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue - ✔✔edema
the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture or seepage - ✔✔effusion
redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane - ✔✔erythema
any break in the bone or tooth - ✔✔fracture
an incomplete fracture - ✔✔greenstick fracture
a manner of walking or moving on foot - ✔✔gait
a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results from an elevated serum uric acid level
- ✔✔gout
is what causes the injury - ✔✔mechanism of injury
branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal
system - ✔✔orthopedics
loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to
stroke or spinal cord injury - ✔✔paralysis
tough connective sheath that covers the bone - ✔✔periosteum
, extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle - ✔✔range of motion
the stretching or tearing of ligaments that causes pain and disability - ✔✔sprain
muscle or tendon injury resulting from violent contraction or excessive force - ✔✔strain
inflammation of a tendon usually from a strain - ✔✔tendonitis
what is voluntary muscle also known as? - ✔✔skeletal muscle
under conscious control of the brain via the nervous system - ✔✔voluntary muscle
what is involuntary muscle also known as? - ✔✔smooth muscle
where can you find involuntary muscle - ✔✔gastrointestinal system, lungs, blood vessels, and urinary
system
a specialized form of involuntary muscle, found only in the heart - ✔✔cardiac muscle
mandible - ✔✔lower jaw
Maxillae - ✔✔upper jaw
carpal - ✔✔wrist
metacarpals - ✔✔hand bones
Phalanges - ✔✔fingers and toes