Unit 4 - Anatomy

Fissured fracture

crack in bone

comminuted fracture

shattered bone

compound fracture

fracture which penetrates the skin

transverse fracture

complete flat break in bone

spinal fracture

rigid complete break in bone

hematoma

bruised bone

fibrocartilage callus

a temporary formation of fibroblasts and chondroblasts which forms at the area of a bone fracture as the bone attempts to heal itself

bony callus

starts hardening the fibrocartilage callus to create a bone

bone remodeling

adjusted bone for function; finished and healed bone after injury

hematopoiesis

when blood cells are made in your bone marrow and released to the blood stream

red marrow

creates platelets and red blood cells

yellow marrow

fat and stem cells that create bone and cartilage

calcitonin

blocks osteoclasts from breaking down the bone

parathyroid

hormone that controls calcium releases

fontanel

babys soft head; membrane which hasn’t developed to bone in infants

foramen

any openings or passages in bone

spine

vertebrae in body

trochanter

the weird hook like parts of the top of femurs end; near hips

condyle

the smooth part of femurs end; near knees

crest

illiac crest of pelvis girdle

meatus

hearing part of skull

process

growth and development of bones

sinus

nasal bone

suture

acts like a joint for bones to mold with one another