Orthopedic Surgery Test Review-
Surgical Technology
Ligament - Answer-Band of exceptionally strong flexible tissue that joins two separate bone surfaces
Ossification - Answer-Process of bone development and fusion ending at about 25 years of age
Joint capsule - Answer-Fibrous sheath that encloses articular bone surface
Cancellous bone - Answer-Spongy bone found at ends of long bones and within flat bones; contains red
marrow
206 - Answer-How many bones are in the human body?
Tendon - Answer-Fibrous tissue structure that connects muscle tissue to bones and other tissue
Joint - Answer-Fibrous capsule or sheath enclosing bone surfaces where they meet
, Membranous bone - Answer-Highly specialized connective osseous tissue that originally is membrane,
then ossifies to bone
Cartilaginous bone - Answer-Highly specialized connective osseous tissue that originally is rods of
cartilage, then ossifies to bone, working from the center to the ends
Long bones - Answer-Bones of the extremities
Flat bones - Answer-Pelvis girdle, ribs, scapulae, and portions of skull
Irregular bones - Answer-Vertebral or spinal column and portions of skull
Short bones - Answer-Ankles and feet; wrists and hands
Sesamoid bones - Answer-Unique type of short bone embedded in tendons that surround specific
joints, such as the patella
Synovial joints - Answer-Joints that allow free movement; diarthrosis articulation
uniaxial joint - Answer-Hinge or pivot joint; elbows, hips, intervertebral joints that move on single plane
Biaxial joint - Answer-Saddle or ellipsoidal joints; between carpal and metacarpal
Multiaxial joint - Answer-Ball and socket; move on multiple plane; shoulder, hip
Cartilaginous joints - Answer-allow little movement; amphiarthrosis
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Surgical Technology
Ligament - Answer-Band of exceptionally strong flexible tissue that joins two separate bone surfaces
Ossification - Answer-Process of bone development and fusion ending at about 25 years of age
Joint capsule - Answer-Fibrous sheath that encloses articular bone surface
Cancellous bone - Answer-Spongy bone found at ends of long bones and within flat bones; contains red
marrow
206 - Answer-How many bones are in the human body?
Tendon - Answer-Fibrous tissue structure that connects muscle tissue to bones and other tissue
Joint - Answer-Fibrous capsule or sheath enclosing bone surfaces where they meet
, Membranous bone - Answer-Highly specialized connective osseous tissue that originally is membrane,
then ossifies to bone
Cartilaginous bone - Answer-Highly specialized connective osseous tissue that originally is rods of
cartilage, then ossifies to bone, working from the center to the ends
Long bones - Answer-Bones of the extremities
Flat bones - Answer-Pelvis girdle, ribs, scapulae, and portions of skull
Irregular bones - Answer-Vertebral or spinal column and portions of skull
Short bones - Answer-Ankles and feet; wrists and hands
Sesamoid bones - Answer-Unique type of short bone embedded in tendons that surround specific
joints, such as the patella
Synovial joints - Answer-Joints that allow free movement; diarthrosis articulation
uniaxial joint - Answer-Hinge or pivot joint; elbows, hips, intervertebral joints that move on single plane
Biaxial joint - Answer-Saddle or ellipsoidal joints; between carpal and metacarpal
Multiaxial joint - Answer-Ball and socket; move on multiple plane; shoulder, hip
Cartilaginous joints - Answer-allow little movement; amphiarthrosis
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