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What plane is this?
Sagittal plane
What plane is this?
Frontal plane
What plane is this?
Transverse plane
What axis is this?
Longitudinal
What axis is this?
Horizontal
What axis is this?
Antero-posterior
What is the axial skeleton?
The bones in the head, neck and chest
What are the types of bones? (5)
Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
What is the periosteum?
Outer connective tissue that covers the length of bone + connects w/ligaments, tendons and muscle
What is the medullary cavity?
Inside shaft, filled w/red and yellow marrow
What is compact bone?
Densest part of bone, helps keep its shape
What is bone remodelling?
The lifelong processes of bone ossification and resorption
What are the two main cells involved in bone remodelling?
Osteoclasts
Osteoblasts
What is the function of Osteoclasts?
Release chemicals to break down the matrix of the bone
What is a nociceptor?
Sensory receptors that are responsible for pain signals
4 stages of fracture healing
Hematoma formation
Soft callus formation
Hard callus formation
Bone remodeling
Type of fracture?
Transverse
Type of fracture?
Oblique
Type of fracture?
Spiral
Type of fracture?
Comminuated
Type of fracture?
Avulsion
Type of fracture?
Impacted
Type of fracture?
Fissure
Type of fracture?
Greenstick
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