Bone Fracture Healing Process

What is the difference between a linear fracture and an oblique fracture?

• A liner fracture results in the bone being shattered into different fragments while an oblique fracture runs vertically down the shaft of the bone

• A linear fracture runs horizontally across the shaft of the bone while an oblique fracture has a vertical pattern

• A linear fracture runs vertically down the shaft of the bone while an oblique fracture has a sloped pattern

• A linear fracture runs vertically down the shaft of the bone while an oblique fracture runs horizontally across the shaft of the bone

What type of cell BUILDS bone tissue?

• osteoblast

• osteoclast 

What is the first step that happens when a bone breaks?

• Bone starts to heal 

• Blood vessels break; bleeding occurs 

What type of cell eats away dead bone fragments?

• Osteocytes

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

• Osteons

What is the bony callus called before it gets bony?

• Soft callus

• Rigid Callus

• Hematoma

• Spongy Bone

What type of cell reabsorbs the excess tissue left over by the hard callus?

• Osteon

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes