An injury in which a ligament is stretched beyond its normal capacity but not completely torn.
What is a Grade I sprain?
This directional term means "closer to the Head/upper body."
What is Superior?
A structure of connective tissue that connects bone to bone and stabilizes synovial joints.
Whst is a ligament?
What are the two divisions of the skeletal System?
What are the Axial and Appendicular Systems?
A common condition in which joints become painful, stiff, and swollen due to a tear.
What is Arthritis?
The final phase of healing, where tissues are remodeled and strengthened?
What is the remodelling stage?
This body plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
What is Transverse Plane?
This anatomical movement term refers to moving a limb away from the midline of the body.
What is Abduction?
Lebel all
Purple: Ilium
Orange:Ischium
Green: Pubis
What are Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis?
A condition where the spine curves in an "S" shape.
What is scoliosis?
The phase of healing where new tissues begin to form, including collagen deposition and scar tissue development.
What is the proliferative stage?
This anatomical plane divides the body into the posterior(dorsal) and the anterior(Ventral)
What is Coronal(Frontal) Plane?
A runner pushes off the ground by pointing their toes downward at the ankle joint during sprinting. This movement is called this.
What is plantar flexion?
Four types of fractures? And which one required the most force?
What are..
-Transverse -Comminuted
-oblique -Avulsed
-spiral -Greenstick
What is comminuted?
This condition is an overuse injury affecting the tendons on the outside of the elbow.
what is Tennis Elbow?
Two types of skin wounds that may require stitches.
What are Laceration and Avulsion?
Darren Watkins Jr. injured his arm. The doctor says the injury is closer to the shoulder than his wrist. This anatomical term describes the location of the injury.
What is Proximal?
A person opens their forearm from a palm-down position and rotates it so the palm faces upward. This movement is this.
What is supination?
This bone forms the heel of the foot and is the largest tarsal bone.
What is the Calcaneus?
A genetic disorder where bones are unusually fragile/brittle due to defective collagen formation.
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
MJ tears his ligament in the knee that connects the femur to the tibia, and often requires surgery and months of rehabilitation.
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)?
A term that describes a body position where an individual is lying face down.
What is prone?
This fluid reduces friction and nourishes articular cartilage.
What is Synovial fluid?
This bone is the only bone in the human body that does not articulate with any other bone.
What is the Hyoid Bone
A disease characterized by decreased bone density and increased risk of fractures due to loss of bone mass.
What is Osteoporosis?