Test - Skeleton Flashcards
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1) beneath the outer membrane of the bone there is a layer of
Cortical bone
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7) What is the major difference between a simple fracture and a compound fracture?
In a simple fracture, the bone doesn’t break the skin; in a compound fracture, it does
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14) Adipose tissue is stored in
Yellow bone marrow
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16) normally, 4
Vertebrae fused to form the coccyx
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37) a fracture caused when bone fragments or splinters into two pieces is
Comminuted
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38) the spaces in bone are filled with a soft connective tissue called
Marrow
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44) What is not a function of the skeletal system?
Circulate blood
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90) What bone or bones make up the orbit?
Sphenoid, frontal, zygomatic
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