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Osseous Tissue and Bone Structure
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2012

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Term
ACHONDROPLASIA
Definition

Epiphyseal cartilage grows unusally slowly.

(Limbs short/Trunk is normal size)

Term
PITUITARY GROWTH FAILURE
Definition
Reduction in growth hormone leads to reduced epiphyseal cartilage activity and short bones.
Term
MARFAN SYNDROME
Definition

Excessive cartilage formation at epiphyseal cartilage.

(Long, slender limbs)

Term
GIGANTISM
Definition
Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty.
Term
FIBRODYSPLESIA OSSIFICIANS PROGRESSIVA (FOP)
Definition

Gene mutation that causes bone deposition around skeletal muscles.

(Bones develope in unusual places)

Term
ACROMEGALY
Definition
Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close and bones get thicker.
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FRACTURE HEMATOMA
Definition
Large blood clot during fracture repair.
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EXTERNAL CALLUS
Definition
Cartilage and bone stabilizes outer edges during fracture repair.
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INTERNAL CALLUS
Definition
Network of spongy bone uniting inner edges during fracture repair.
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TRANSVERSE FRACTURE
Definition
A break across long axis.
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SPIRAL FRACTURE
Definition
Produced by twisting stresses. Spread across length of bone.
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DISPLACED FRACTURE
Definition
Produce new and abnormal bone arrangements.
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COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Definition
In vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses, such as those produced by the forces that arise when you land in your seat in a fall.
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GREENSTICK FRACTURE
Definition
One side shaft broken, one side bent. Generally occurs in children.
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COMMINUTED FRACTURE
Definition
Shatter affected area producing fragments.
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