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Bone Fractures

Authored by Erika Black

Biology

11th - 12th Grade

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Bone Fractures
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This quiz focuses on bone fractures and skeletal system anatomy, targeting the classification and characteristics of different fracture types along with basic bone biology. Designed for grades 11-12, this assessment requires students to understand medical terminology, differentiate between various fracture patterns based on their structural characteristics, and recognize the cellular mechanisms involved in bone repair. Students need to master the distinction between open and closed fractures, identify specific fracture types like greenstick, comminuted, spiral, and oblique fractures, and understand the roles of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in bone remodeling. The quiz also tests knowledge of connective tissue types and injury classifications, requiring students to apply anatomical knowledge to real-world medical scenarios and diagnostic situations. Created by Erika Black, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grades 11 and 12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in advanced high school biology courses, particularly those with human anatomy and physiology components. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a formative assessment following lessons on the skeletal system, as homework to reinforce fracture classification concepts, or as review material before unit exams covering musculoskeletal injuries. The clinical scenarios and medical terminology make it especially valuable for students in pre-health career pathways or dual enrollment anatomy courses. This assessment aligns with NGSS HS-LS1-3 standards by requiring students to plan and conduct investigations of structure-function relationships in biological systems, specifically how different types of bone injuries affect tissue integrity and healing processes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Bone breaks incompletely, occurs most commonly during the infantile stages of life.

Greenstick Fracture

Stable Fracture

Bluestick Fracture

Comminuted Fracture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A female patient is brought to the emergency room with an injury to her lower leg from an ATV accident. You notice a white tip of a bone protruding through the skin as you cut her pant leg off. Her injury is described as what kind of fracture.

Comminuted

Pathologic

Compound

Stress

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bone breaks into many fragments.

Shattered Fracture
Traction Fracture 
Comminuted Fracture
The Magic School Bus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The xray shows a fracture that has bones broken into more than two pieces. What type of fracture is this?

Simple

Compound

Impacted

Comminuted

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagram shows a fracture that has two bones crushing into each other. What type of fracture is this?

Simple

Compound

Impacted

Comminuted

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This type of fracture has little or no movement or displacement of broken bones.

Closed Fracture

Open Fracture

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Bone breaking through the surrounding tissues, including the skin, secondary to significant displacement of the bones.

Closed Fracture

Open Fracture

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