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Terms for Planes and Locations
Tissue and Musculoskeletal Injuries
Foot, Ankle, and Lower leg Injuries
Knee Injuries
General Anatomy
100
This plane divides the body into upper and lower parts
What is the Transverse Plane
100
An injury to a ligament is known as this
What is a Sprain
100
The bones that make up the toes.
What are phalanges
100
This keeps the tibia from moving forward on the femur
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
100
"Knee Cap"
What is the Patella
200
This term refers to the front of the body
What is Anterior
200
This is a jagged, irregular open wound created by a non-cutting object.
What is a Laceration
200
This muscle attaches to the Achilles tendon at the posterior aspect of the lower leg
What is the Gastrocnemius
200
Name 1 of the 4 Quadriceps muscles
What are the Vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and rectus femoris
200
"Hip Bone"
What is the Iliac crest
300
indicates that a body part lies distant to the original reference point
What is Distal
300
A fracture having 3 or more fragments at the fracture site is known as a
What is a comminuted fracture
300
Sprain of the 1st metatarsalphalageal joint which occurs from hyperextension.
What is Turf Toe?
300
This is caused when an athlete's patella is forced to the lateral aspect of the leg
What is patellar dislocation
300
Biggest, longest bone in the body
What is the Femur
400
body parts that are located near the head
What is Cranial
400
An injury to a muscle of tendon is known as
What is a Strain
400
Inflamation of the fascia located on the bottom of the foot.
What is Plantar Fascitis?
400
Name 1 of the 3 Hamstring muscles
What are the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus muscles
400
These two bones make up the lower leg
What are the Tibia and the Fibula
500
Close to the body's surface
What is Superficial
500
separation of a joint and malposition of an extremity
What is a dislocation?
500
Pointing the toes upward is known as what type of joint action?
What is dorsiflexion?
500
This is often caused by patellar tracking problems
What is Patellar-Femoral Syndrome
500
"Heel Bone"
What is the Calcaneus