Response to Injury

What are the three primary mechanical forces that can cause an injury to occur?

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

• Bending

Stretching beyond the YIELD POINT causes a structure to tear or break is called...

• Shear

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

A force that, with enough energy crushes tissue is called...

• Compression

• Shear

• Tension

• Bending

Compression and tension forces applied together upon a structure is called...

• Shear

• MOI

• Bending

• Pseudo-force

A force that moves parallel with the tissue is called...

• Bending

• Compression

• Tension

• Shear

Tendons connect what structures?

• Bone-to-bone

• Bone-to-ligament

• Bone-to-muscle

• Muscle-to-muscle

Ligaments connect what structures?

• Bone-to-bone

• Bone-to-ligament

• Bone-to-muscle

• Muscle-to-muscle

A tension force applied to the muscle can result in what injury?

• Sprain

• Contusion

• Strain

• Torque

A shearing force applied to the body may cause what type(s) of injury?

• Blister

• Stinger

• Laceration

• Abrasion

A tension force applied to the ligaments may result in what type of injury?

• Contusion

• Torque

• Strain

• Sprain