Types of BONES

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BONES FRACTURES AND THEIR TYPES

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BONES Abby mendoza

Ricardo milan

Common english names for bones

English Name Anatomical name

skull Cranium

Jaw bone mandible

Spine Vertebral column

Breastbone sternum

Rib Costa

Collarbone clavicle

Shoulder blade Scapula

Thigh bone Femur

Kneecap Patella

Shinbone Tibia

Activity

Label de diagram using words:• Breastbone• Collarbone• Jaw bone• Kneecap• Rib • Shinbone• Shoulder blade • Skull• Spine• Thigh bone

Fractures

• Fracture Is a break in a bone.• Pathological fracture is a fracture in a diseased bone • A fatigue or stress fracture is a due repeated minor

trauma for example : long –distance marching or running

Types of fracture:

• Greenstick is a fracture in a young, soft bone in which the bone bends and partially breaks

• Displaced bone break in which two ends of a fractured bone are separated and out of their normal positions

• Comminuted one in which the bone is splintered or crushed.• Impacted in which one fragment is firmly driven into the

other• Open ( compound) in which a wound through the adjacent or

overlying soft tissues communicates with the site of the break.

Treatment of fractures

• When the fragment of a broken bone heal and join together, they unite

• Union may be promoted or helped , by reducing the fracture

• After reduction , excesive movement of the broken bone is prevented by fixation

Activity

• Match the types of fracture with the descriptions

a) There is a break in the skin

b) The bone is bent it occurs mainly in children

c) The bone is broken in several pieces

d) The broken pieces are separated

e) The broken pieces are pushed together

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