FRACTURE
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
By Rumi Michael Leigh
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Conclusion
Chapter 1
1) What is a bone fracture?
- A bone fracture is a crack or break of a bone.
2) What are the causes of a bone fracture?
- A bone fracture could be caused by a mechanical force such as a trauma, injury, and diseases.
3) Give an example of a trauma that can cause a bone fracture.
- An example of a trauma that can cause a bone fracture is a fall.
4) What kind of diseases can cause a bone fracture?
- Osteoporosis and bone cancer can cause a bone fracture.
5) What is osteoporosis?
- Osteoporosis is a rapid loss of bone density.
6) What is a joint?
- A joint is a place where two or more bones meet.
7) What is the soft internal layer of a bone?
- The soft internal layer of a bone is the spongy bone.
8) What is the hard-external layer of a bone?
- The hard-external layer of a bone is the cortical.
9) What is the layer of the bone that covers the cortical?
- The layer of the bone that covers the cortical is the periosteum.
10) Does periosteum surround all parts of a bone?
- No, periosteum does not surround all parts of a bone.
Chapter 2
1) What part of the bone does the periosteum not surround?
- The periosteum does not surround the areas of a joint.
2) What is the periosteum mainly made up of?
- The periosteum is mainly made up of collagen and nerve fibers.
3) What is the inner cellular layer of the periosteum?
- The inner cellular layer of the periosteum is the cambium.
4) What is osteon?
- Osteon is the structural unit of a cortical bone.
5) What are osteoblasts?
- Osteoblasts are cells involved in bone formation.
6) What are osteoclasts?
- Osteoclasts are cells involved in bone degradation.
7) What is epiphysis?
- Epiphysis is the round tip of a long bone.
8) What is diaphysis?