Ankle Vocabulary
First-Aid
Bone Vocab
Foot/Ankle Injuries
Hodgepodge
100
Pulling the toes up toward the knees
What is dorsiflexion
100
Maneuver used in choking where a person circles their arms around the victim locking the hands and thrusting up and in just above the belly button
What is Heimlich
100
Outside covering of the bone
What is periosteum
100
bruise to the fat pad protecting the calcaneus
What is heel contusion
100
The number of compartments in the lower leg
What is 4
200
Turning the foot in towards the big toe
What is inversion
200
Medicine injector used for people having an allergic reaction that has symptoms of difficulty breathing, swelling of the face or tongue, and/or signs and symptoms of shock
What is epi-pen
200
location within the bone where the actual growth of bone occurs and is located between the epiphysis and the diaphysis
What is the epiphyseal growth plate
200
Fracture to the 5th metatarsal that is often missed and distinguishes from regular ankle sprain because common mechanism is inversion with plantarflexion
What is a Jones fracture
200
Only muscle that plantarflexes the ankle that also flexes the knee
What is the gastrocnemius
300
Pointing the toes or pushing the gas pedal
What is plantarflexion
300
Signs and symptoms may include change in behavior, sleepiness, unresponsive, hunger, thirst, weakness, sweating or pale skin, light headedness, dizziness, or feeling faint
What is low blood sugar
300
cells that lay down bone material
What are osteoblasts
300
The ligament that is most oftened injured with an inversion ankle sprain
What is anterior talo-fibular ligament
300
Term that tells what motion the muscle is responsible for
What is action
400
Turning the toes out towards the little toe
What is eversion
400
The amount of time a person may be infected with Hepatitis B before any symptoms appear
What 6 months
400
Cells that break down bone material
What are osteoclasts
400
caused by an abnormal contraction of the calf muscles
What is an achilles tendon rupture
400
Distal portion of the tibia
What is the medial malleolus
500
Structure that is responsible for shock absorption and support
What is the arch
500
The 3 items that you want to check before and after splinting
What is pulse, motor, and sensory
500
Division of the skeleton that includes the skull, vertebrate, ribs, and sternum
What is the axial skeleton
500
Bruise under the toe nail
What is a subungal hematoma
500
Distal portion of the fibula
What is lateral malleolus
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