Sports Med. Quiz 1

LCHS sports medicine quiz 1

Muscle

tissue that contracts

Joint

where two or more bones meet, allowing for movement.

Ligament

tissue that connects bones to other bones, providing stability and support to joints.

Sprain

the tearing/stretching of a ligament

Strain

Damage to muscle or tendon (over stretching, tearing)

tendon

soft tissue connecting muscle to bone

dorsiflexion

movement of the foot up (flex)

plantar flexion

movement of the foot down (point)

inversion

movement of the foot in (sickle)

eversion

movement of the foot out (turn-out)

medial

movement toward the midline

lateral

movement away from the midline

proximal

towards the center of the body

distal

away from the center of the body

inferior

below

superior

above