General Facts
This is the branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries.
Sports Medicine
This limb, ranging from the shoulder to the fingertips, is commonly referred to as "the arm."
upper extremity
This is the scientific word for the leg.
lower extremity
Out of these three options, this is the worst type of injury and requires the most serious medical attention - pulling a muscle, spraining a muscle, or tearing a muscle.
tearing a muscle
Movement of the arm forward, at the shoulder is called what?
Flexion
There are this many bones in the average human body.
206
This is the largest bone of the upper extremity, also known as the "funny bone."
humerus
This is the longest bone of the human body lies between the hip and the knee.
femur
This knee injury is very common in most sports and happened to athletes like Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Derrick Rose and Ray Lewis.
ACL injury
The motion of straightening the leg at the knee is called what?
Extension
This tissue made of fibers allows us to move our skeleton.
skeletal muscles
This muscle has "two heads" - it says it in the name!
biceps
These muscles run behind the thighs and help us extend our hips.
hamstrings
These are on top of the tibial plateau and commonly tear when a person plants their foot and pivots.
Menisci (meniscus)
The movement of raising the arm out to the side, away from the body, is called what?
Abduction
This tissue connects muscles to bones to control our movement.
tendons
These two bones of the forearm connect to the humerus at the elbow.
radius and ulna
The patella, a bone in the lower extremity, is more commonly known as this.
kneecap
Inflammation in this space on the wrist can lead to weakness, numbness, tingling, or pain in the hand.
Carpal Tunnel
Movement of the foot in toward the other is know as what?
Inversion
This tissue connects bones to other bones to hold our skeleton together.
ligaments
This shoulder muscle is the spot where people get Covid-19 vaccines.
deltoid
The calf muscles point the foot down. This motion is technically known as what?
plantar flexion
This type of injury to the head is the result of direct impact or quick motions and can cause headaches or dizziness.
Concussion or TBI
The motion of turning your palms up is called what?
Supination