Exam 16: The Bones and Soft Tissues

Match each statement with the correct item below: -levers

When nerve fibers are cut or broken, the end of the fiber farthest from the brain dies, although the ______ stays healthy.

The average growth in females continues until about 21 years.

____________________ or irritability is a characteristic of both muscle and nervous cells (neurons).

Match each statement with the correct item below: -inflammation

A grade II, or moderate, ____________________ causes partial tearing of the ligament and is characterized by bruising, moderate pain, and swelling.

A(n) ____________________ consists of blood and fluid that pool within a tissue space, a compartment, or an organ.

Bones continually absorb and replace cells, a process known as ____________________.

A nerve scar is known as a(n) ____.

Match each statement with the correct item below: -simple fractures

Damage to a nerve interrupts the nerve's signals to the brain and can impair motor function and sensation as a result.

The nerve cell has either an axon or a dendrite.

A group of muscles, called the ____, help steady a movement or stabilize joint activity.

Match each statement with the correct item below: -compound fractures

A(n) ____, or cut, is a tear in the skin that results from an injury.

The first stage of treatment for a strain is rehabilitation.

____________________ is the act of wound healing.

A(n) ____________________ is a direct blow or blunt injury that does not interrupt (break) the skin.

For the treatment of strains, RICE should be used for the first ____ hours after injury.

Strains are always acute.