Bones

•Human -------- consists of 206 bones.

• skeleton

• marrow

• fracture

Bone marrow _____ 200 billion new red blood cells every day, along with white blood cells and platelets.

• breaks

• produces

• requires

The technical term for a broken bone is a 'fracture'

• TRUE

• FALSE

The patient's ____fracture protruded through his skin.

A greenstick fracture is most common among _____ patients.

• elderly

• young

• middle-aged

Damaged bones must ____ carefully to avoid improper healing.

• treat

• be treating

• be treated

In ____ fracture, the bone is typically cracked rather than broken all the way through.

Stress fractures are more difficult to treat than other fractures.

• TRUE

• FALSE

____ fractures are especially complicated because the bone is split into several pieces.

• Stress

• Closed

• Comminuted

The skeleton provides the body's basic framework, while bone marrow is an important part of the ____ system.

• immune

• circulatory

• respiratory