EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered
response that best answers the question or by completing the incomplete statement or
by writing the answer in the space provided at the end of the question.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1.
A fracture in which one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent is a:
a. Compound-comminuted fracture.
b. Simple fracture.
c.
Greenstick fracture.
d. Multiple fracture.
2.
A fracture that occurs in a direction that does not allow the pull of the muscles on
the fractured segments to displace the segments is:
a. A favorable fracture.
b. An unfavorable fracture.
3.
Which of the following signs and symptoms of fractures is NOT a characteristic of
a. Paresthesia.
b. Ecchymosis.
c.
Malocclusion.
d. Step defect.
e. Nose bleed.
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