Anatomical Directions
Anatomical position looks like
Bending a joint
What is flexion?
An injury with rapid onset or caused by a traumatic event
What is an acute injury?
A closed wound commonly called a bruise?
What is a contusion?
The tissue that attaches bone to bone and helps stabilize joints
What is a ligament?
Referring to the front of the body
What is anterior?
When you are holding soup you are in the ___ position?
What is supination?
An injury or damage to a LIGAMENT
what is a sprain?
A scraping injury that removes a layer of skin
What is an abrasion?
The tissue that attaches muscle to bone
What is a tendon?
Only one side of the body is injured
What is a unilateral injury?
Lowering your arm back to your side
What is adduction?
An injury or damage to a muscle or tendon
What is a STRAIN?
A jagged, irregularly shaped open wound caused by a noncutting object
What is a laceration?
The tissue that covers the ends of long bones, permits smooth motion, and provides smooth absorption
What is cartilage?
The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections
What is the transverse plane?
Moving so the limb is pointing away from the body
What is external rotation?
A partial dislocation that slips back into place on its own
What is a subluxation?
A thickened area of hardened skin caused by repeated pressure or friction
What is a callus?
A fracture in which the bone breaks on one side but does not break all the way through, commonly occurring in children
What is a greenstick fracture?
The shoulder is ___ to the elbow, while the wrist is ___ to the elbow
Inversion is when __ and it can only be used to describe these joints
What is when you turn your foot inward and the foot/ankle?
A fracture in which the bone breaks into three or more pieces?
What is a comminuted fracture?
A deep wound caused when a sharp object pierces the skin and underlying tissue
What is a puncture wound?
A fracture in which a fragment of bone is pulled off by a tendon or ligament, commonly occurring at the ankle, patella, or finger
What is an avulsion fracture?