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Open (Compound) The broken ends ofthe bone | | aes
protrude through the skin
Conversely, a closed (simple)
tracture does not break the skin,
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Colles (KOL-<2)
acture of the distal end of the
eral forearm bone (rads)
In which the distal fragment
displaced posteriorly
Impacted (One end of the fractured bone is
forcefully driven into the interior
of the other.
Pott Fracture ofthe distal end ofthe
lateral leg bone (fibula), with
setious injury of the distal tibial
articulationT
Name of Bone Marking Description Mlustration
PROJECTIONS THAT ARE SITES OF MUSCLE
‘AND LIGAMENT ATTACHMENT lg,
Tuberosty(too'beros'Fte) Large rounded projection; f \
‘may be roughened Teochanter lala
Crest Narrow ridge of bone;
sual prominent
Trochanter(rorkan’ter) Very large, blunt, ieguarly bing
shaped process (the only »
‘examples are onthe femur)
Line Narrow ridge of bone; Coral Ischia
less prominent than a crest DO"? aie dae
Tubercle (to0’ber-k)) ‘Small rounded projection Moe
se g or Medial
Epiconcyle (op"t-kon’éi) Raised area onor above etna igh epicondyla
acondyie Conde
Spine Sharp, slender, often
pointed projection cea
Process ‘Any bony prominence process
Name of Bone Marking Description Mustration
SURFACES THAT FORM JOINTS
Head Bony expansion carried on ss
a narrow neck le
Facet Smooth, near lat articular
surface Foss
Condy (kon’d) Rounded articular projection,
often articulates wth i wae
2 corresponding essa
DEPRESSIONS AND OPENINGS
For Passage of Vessels and Nerves
Foramen (fo-ra'men)
Groove
Fissure
Notch
Others
Fossa (fos' sh)
Meatus (me-a'tts)
Sinus
Round or oval opening
through » bone
Furow
Narrow, sitike opening
Indentation at the edge
of astructure
Shallow basinlike depression
jn a bone, often serving
‘as an articular surface
CCanal-like passageway
Cavity within a bone, filed
with air end lined with muccus
‘membrane
Interior
StullMALE PELVIS ae
General appearance More massive, heavierand Less massive, smoother and
with rougher processes more delicate processes
Width Hips less flared Hips more flared
True pelvis Narrower and deeper Wider and shallower
Pelvic inlet Heart-shaped Round or oval
Pelvic outlet Smaller Larger
Sacrum Larger and curved Shorter; less curved
Ischial spines Longer Shorter and farther apart
Pubic arch Usually 90°; more rounded