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Anatomy
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
02/04/2013

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Term
Pott Fracture
Definition
Occurs at the ankle and affects both the bone of the leg.
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Internal Callus
Definition
Forms as a network of spongy bone unites the inner edges.
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Transverse Fractures
Definition
This Fractures of the ulna, break a bone shaft across its long axis.
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Spiral Fractures
Definition
Produced by twisting stresses that spread along the length of the bone.
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Displaced Fractures
Definition
Produce new and abnormal bone alignments.
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Compression Fractures
Definition
Occur in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses, such as those produced by the forces that arise when you land on your seat in a fall.
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Greenstick Fractures
Definition
This fractures of thradius, only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent.
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Comminuted Fractures
Definition
such as this fracture of the femur, shatter the affected area into multitude of bony fragments.
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Coolles Fractures
Definition
A break in the distal portion of the radius,is typically the result of reaching out to cushion a fall.
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Secondary Ossification Center
Definition
Capillaries and osteoblasts migrate into the epiphyses.
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Canal
Definition
Is a large passageway through the substance of a bone.
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Process
Definition
Is any projection or bumb.
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Sinus
Definition
Is a chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air.
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Foramen
Definition
Is a small rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetratethe bone.
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Fissure
Definition
Is an elongated cleft or gap.
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