fracture

Question 1

what cells are responsible for forming bone tissue?

Answer 1

osteblasts

Question 2

what cells are responsible for bone breakdown?

Answer 2

osteoclasts

Question 3

what is a stress fracture

Answer 3

repeated force on a bone that has caused it to fracture under stress

Question 4

what is a depressed fracture?

Answer 4

when referring to a flat area (usually the skull) a depression in the bone related to trauma. cratering of the bone with possible injury to the underlying tissue

Question 5

what is a compression fracture?

Answer 5

usually seen in the spine, indicates opposite forces squeezing the bone between two points

Question 6

signs and symptoms of a fracture

Answer 6

edema, erythema, loss of mobility, deformity, pain, crunching sound

Question 7

fracture healing process

Answer 7

1. hematoma formation
2. fibrocartilaginous callus formation
3. bony callus formation
4. bone remodeling