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Applied & Clinical Anatomy: Bone Overview
Pg. 29-30 Q&A's
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Anatomy
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02/11/2011

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Term

 

when the majority of the physes of the limbs closed?

what are the exceptions?

Definition

 

by 1 year, except iliac crest (1-2.5 yrs) and the pelvis symphysis (5-6 yrs) and possibly the head of the humerus

Term

 

what are the last physes of the shoulder and stifle to close?

Definition

 

head of the humerus (13 months) and the tibial tuberosity

Term

 

when does the physis of the anconeal process close?

Definition

 

4-6 months (considered ununited if open at 6 months)

Term

 

how many salter harris fracture types are there?

list them and what structures they involve

Definition

5

SH1: involves just the physis

SH2: physis and thru the metaphysis

SH3: physis and epiphysis

SH4: thru joint and across the physis

SH5: compression fracture of the physis

Term

 

why do type 3 and 4 physeal fractures have a poorer prognosis than 1 and 2?

Definition

 

articular surfaces are involved, must be aligned anatomically or DJD

Term

 

how are compression and traction physeal fractures treated?

Definition

 

compression:  immobilization

traction: immobilize and counteract pull of the attached muscle

Term

 

why is the median nerve more in danger in the cat than dog if the humerus is fractured?

Definition

 

it is in the supraccondylar canal

Term

 

what is the landmark for locating the heart valves during auscultation?

Definition

 

olecranon/point of the elbow in the 5th intercostal space

Term

 

what is failure of the anconeal process to fuse with the ulna by six months of age?

Definition

 

 ununited anconeal process

Term

 

what improper development commonly leads to arthritis of the elbow?

Definition

 

fragmented medial coronoid process

Term

 

what small sesamoid bone on the medial side of the carpus may be mistaken for a chip fracture when seen in radiographs?

Definition

 

sesamoid bone of the oblique carpal extensor tendon

Term

 

what must be removed when declawing to prevent regrowth?

Definition

 

dorsal part of the ungual crest

Term

 

name the following fractures:

 

7a. bone twisted apart:

Definition

 

spiral fracture

Term

 

7b. what fractures do and do not penetrate through the skin?

Definition

 

compound do, simple don't

Term

 

7c. fracture where a bone of the skull is pushed inward:

Definition

 

depressed fracture

Term

 

7d. what is the name for the separation of a small fragment of bone where a ligament or tendon attaches?

Definition

 

avulsion fracture

Term

 

7e. fracture that is a small piece of bone chipped off a bone:

Definition

 

chip fracture

Term

 

7f. flat piece of bone separates, common in horse carpal bones:

Definition

 

slab fracture

Term

 

7g. fracture that splinters into many fragments:

Definition

 

comminuted fractures

Term

 

7h. fracture where the broken ends of the bone are driven into each other:

Definition

 

impacted fracture

Term

 

what is a piece of dead bone separated from the rest of the bone in osteomyelitis (it must be removed to heal)?

Definition

 

sequestrum

Term

 

name three or four common sources to harvest cancellous bone:

Definition

 

tibial tuberosity

greater tubercle of humerus

greater trochanter of femur

wing of the ilium

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