What is the function of the coccyx bone?
1)The coccyx serves as an attachment site for tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
2)It also functions as an insertion point of some of the muscles of the pelvic floor.
3)The coccyx also functions to support and stabilize a person while he or she is in a sitting position.
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what is the bone shape, function, and articulations of the os coxae
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Place the bone names in the appropriate highlighted category below based on their location in the skeleton, Scaphoid Mandible Scapula Talus Ulna Atlas Sphenoid bone Xiphoid Process Patella Coccyx Reset
SURGEON: Loren White, M.D. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: 1. Sacral decubitus ulcer. 2. Osteomyelitis of sacrum/coccyx. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: Same. PROCEDURES PERFORMED: 1. Excision of sacral ulcer. 2. Excision of coccyx. SURGICAL FINDINGS: There was about a 4 cm deep ulcer that went all the way down to the coccyx. The coccyx was separated from the sacrum and had very sclerotic bone in it. It was very vascular around the coccyx. ANESTHESIA: General endotracheal. ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS: 150 cc. DRAINS: #10 Jackson-Pratt. PROCEDURE:...
Which structure is highlighted? transverse lines apex ala coccyx
Which is NOT a function of bone? - Protection - Mineral Storage - Body Movement - Hormone synthesis - Hempoiesis
What are the two main types of bone tissue in lamellar bone?
Describe the process of bone formation and bone remodeling and repair. Explain what would be the result if there were an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation.
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As the nurse you are caring for a patient with stage 2 wound on their coccyx. How as the nurse would you care for this patient? ( Include a description of the wound, nursing care-nutrition, dressing care for the wound, turning of the patient, etc. Maximum 2 pages.