1.03 Skeletal System Key Terms Name ______

1.03 Skeletal System Key Terms Name ______Handout Date ______

Directions: Use this handout as a resource when discussing functions of the skeletal system and as a study tool.

Key Term Example Relevance to health abduction

adduction

circumduction

extension

flexion

pronation

rotation

supination 1.03 Functions of the Skeletal System Name ______Handout Date ______

Directions: Define the functions of the skeletal system in your own words, state how the function occurs and its relevance to health.

Function How it occurs Relevance to health

Hemopoiesis

Mineral storage

Movement

Protection

Support 1.03 Fractures Name ______Handout Date ______

Directions: Match common fracture types with treatments. Write the correct answer in each blank. (An answer may be used more than once.) a. greenstick fracture e. closed reduction b. simple fracture f. open reduction c. compound fracture g. traction d. comminuted fracture

_____ 1. Surgical correction of a broken bone.

_____ 2. Bone is broken completely, but ends do not penetrate the skin.

_____ 3. Nonsurgical correction of broken bone and application of a cast.

_____ 4. A fracture in which the bone splinters, but the break is incomplete.

_____ 5. Bones are broken into many pieces.

_____ 6. A fracture in which the bone ends penetrate the skin.

_____ 7. A pulling force used to hold the bones in place.

_____ 8.

10. _____

_____ 9.

11. ___