Exercise Science Review

Tendons connect

• bone to bone

• bone to muscle

• muscle to muscle

• ligaments to bone

Ligaments connect

• bone to bone

• bone to muscle

• muscle to muscle

• bone to tendons

When a ligament is overstretched or torn, it results in what is technically known as a

• strain

• fracture

• sprain

• pulled muscle

Examples of tendons include (more than one correct answer)

• Achilles

• ACL

• MCL

• Rotator cuff

• PCL

People who have highly elastic ligaments are able to move their joints into more extreme positions than most people. This is commonly referred to being

• ambidextrous

• hemophiliac

• single-jointed

• double-jointed

The hip joint is a ball and socket with the femur and the

• scapula

• tibia

• humerus

• pelvis

The thumb is an example of a(n)

• hinge joint

• ellipsoid joint

• saddle joint

• plane joint

What is the type of synovial joint that allows the greatest degree of mobility?

• ellipsoid joint

• ball and socket joint

• hinge joint

• pivot joint

These fibrous tissues enable you to move by connecting bone to muscle.

• ligaments

• tendons

• cartilage

• fast twitch muscles fibers

An ellipsoid joint can be found at the

• shoulder

• wrist

• elbow

• waist