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The simple machine that operates as a ramp that curves around a shaft is a?
pulley
How does a screw help you?
A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft. The inclined plane is a simple machine that offers the user a mechanical advantage. The shaft is what transmits a torque to that advantage.
What is wrapped around a screws rod?
The part of a screw that is wrapped around the central shaft of the screw is normally called a thread. It can be described technically as an inclined plane.
How does a well work for a pulley?
Most wells do not use pulleys. The traditional style simply winds the rope around the shaft. The mechanical advantage is made by the length of the crank handle, in relation to the diameter of the accumulated rope on the shaft.
What is lead screw?
It is a screw that has 4 threads wrapping around the shaft ( and 4 starting points) where a standard screw has just one thread that wraps around its shaft. It requires a matching nut. It travels 4 times as far with the same radius of turn so it is 4 times faster to install.
An x-ray of the arm of an accident victim reveals a faint line curving around and down the shaft What kind of fracture might this indicate?
Closed spiral fracture
An x ray of the arm of an accident victim reveals a faint line in curving around and down the shaft What kind of fracture might this indicate?
This type of line usually indicates a spiral fracture, brought about by an excessive amount of torque applied along the axis of the bone.
What kind of fracture is a faint line in the shaft of a bone?
This would be a hairline fracture or stress fracture. These only occur in weight bearing bones.
What Fracture one side of the shaft is split and the other side is bent?
greenstick fracture
What is medical service code 81002?
Closed fracture of shaft of clavicle
What is the boxer fracture?
A "boxers" fracture generally refers to a fracture of the metacarpal bones-more commonly the fith metacarpal anywhere between mid shaft and the distal(knuckle) end of the the bone.
What is a fracture in which a piece of bone is broken out of a shaft?
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What is meant by a complete fracture?
Fractures are termed complete if the break is completely through the bone and described as incomplete or "greenstick" if the fracture occurs partly across a bone shaft
A fracture in the shaft of the bone would be a break in the what?
The straight part in the middle, away from both ends of the bone
What does cpt code 24505?
CPT Code 24505 : Closed treatment of humeral shaft fracture; with manipulation, with or without skeletal traction
What fractures can a cat obtain in its rear legs?
Any kind of fracture that is possible to be imagined, from a greenstick incomplete nondislocated fracture to a comminuted open severely displaced fracture. The more common fractures are mid-diaphyseal (mid-shaft) fracture of the femur and the tibia, both open and closed, often displaced due to muscular contraction in reponse to trauma.
What is the term for the membrane around the shaft of a long bone?
The periosteum is the membrane around the shaft of a long bone.
