Athletic Medicine- Vocabulary quiz #5

Mostly B and C terms

Axial

The body trunk

Basketweave

A method of ankle taping

Bicep

A muscle having two heads

Bilateral

On both sides

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

Bruise

Results from a blow that causes tissue damage and internal bleeding: contusion.

Bursa

Fluid filled sac between tendons and bones that causes friction.

Bursitis

Inflammation of a bursa

Calcaneus

Heel bone

Calcification

Tissue becomes hardened due to deposits of lime and calcium salts.

Callus

Hard thickened area on the skin.

Cartilage

Connective tissue with firm consistency and a lack of blood flow.

Cervical

pertaining to the neck;the top 7 vertebrae.

Chronic

Marked by long duration; continued; not acute.

Circumduction

Rotation in a full circle.