Prevention & Care Exam #3

Which type of tissue is most frequently injured?

• Bones
• Ligaments
• Tendons
• Skin

Which type of injury is most severe?

• 1st Degree
• 2nd Degree
• 3rd Degree
• 4th Degree

A strain is an injury to which type of tissue?

• Bone
• Ligament
• Muscle or Tendon
• Nerve

A sprain is an injury to which type of tissue?

• Bone
• Ligament
• Muscle or Tendon
• Nerve

Because ligaments have a poor blood supply, they

• are aligned irregularly
• are inflexible
• heal poorly
• connect muscle to bone

A contusion is a 

• broken bone
• bruise
• pulled muscle
• twisted ankle

A fracture is a

• broken bone
• bruise
• pulled muscle
• twisted ankle

An injury to the brain or spinal cord

• will heal well, but slowly
• will not heal well
• is the most common injury in sports
• is not serious

Using your fingers to feel the injury is

• observation
• inspection
• palpation
• special tests

RICE stands for

• Recover, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• Rest, Immobilization, Compression, Elevation
• Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• Recover, Immobilization, Control, Elevation