The document provides information about common bones in the human body, including their English and anatomical names. It lists the skull, jaw bone, spine, breastbone, rib, collarbone, shoulder blade, thigh bone, kneecap, and shinbone. The document also discusses fractures, describing greenstick, displaced, comminuted, and impacted fractures. It notes an open or compound fracture involves a wound communicating with the break site. Treatment of fractures includes reducing the break, preventing movement with fixation methods like plates and screws, pins, or a plaster cast, to allow the fragments to unite.
The document provides information about common bones in the human body, including their English and anatomical names. It lists the skull, jaw bone, spine, breastbone, rib, collarbone, shoulder blade, thigh bone, kneecap, and shinbone. The document also discusses fractures, describing greenstick, displaced, comminuted, and impacted fractures. It notes an open or compound fracture involves a wound communicating with the break site. Treatment of fractures includes reducing the break, preventing movement with fixation methods like plates and screws, pins, or a plaster cast, to allow the fragments to unite.