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30 Cards in this Set
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Striated
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skeletal muscle
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Tendons
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attach muscle to bone
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Smooth
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involuntary muscle
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Joint
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where two bones contact
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Ligaments
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hold joints together
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Closed fracture
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any fracture in which the skin has not been broken
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Point tenderness
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tenderness sharply located at the site of an injury
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Displaced fracture
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any injury that makes the limb appear in an unnatural position
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Articular cartilage
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a thin layer of cartilage, covering the articular surface of bones in synovial joints
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Open fracture
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any break in the bone in which the overlying skin has been damaged as well
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Traction
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the act of exerting a pulling force on a structure
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Blood in the urine is known as a
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hematuria
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Smooth muscle is found in the
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blood vessels
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The bones in the skeleton produce ______ in the bone marrow.
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red blood cells
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_______ are held together in a tough fibrous structure known as a capsule.
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Joints
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Joints are bathed and lubricated by _______ fluid.
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synovial
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A _____ is a disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact.
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dislocation
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A ____ is a joint injury in which there is both some partial or temporary dislocation of the bone ends and partial stretching or tearing of the supporting ligaments.
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sprain
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A ___ is a stretching or tearing of the muscle.
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strain
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The zone of injury includes the :
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adjacent nerves, blood vessels and surrounding soft tissue.
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A(n) ____ fractures the bone at the point of impact.
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direct blow
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A(n) _____ may cause a fracture or dislocation at a distant point.
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inditect force
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When caring for patients who have fallen, you must identify the ______ and the mechanism of injury so that you will not overlook associated injuries.
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point of contact
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Regardless or the extent and severity of the damage to the skin, you should treat any injury that breaks the skin as a possible:
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open fracture.
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______ produce severe damage to the skeleton, surrounding soft tissues, and vital internal organs.
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High-energy injuries
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A ___ is also known as a hairline fracture.
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nondisplaced fracture
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A ___ produces actual deformity, or distortion, of the limb by shortening, rotating, or angulation it.
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displaced fracture
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You respond to a 19-year-old female who was kicked in the leg by a horse. She is alert and oriented. Respirations are 20 breaths/min regular and unlabored. Pulse is 110 beats/min and regular. Distal pulses are present. She has point tenderness at the site of the unjury. you should compare the limb to:
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the opposite uninjured limb.
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_____ is the most reliable indicator of an underlying fracture.
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Point tenderness
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A(n) ______ is a fracture that occurs in a growth section of a child's bone, which may prematurely stop growth if not properly treated.
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greenstick fracture
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