Sports Medicine

Paralysis means:

• The inability to move the body above a spinal injury

• The inability to move the body below a spinal injury

• The loss of feeling in the torso after an injury

• The loss of ability to speak after an injury

The danger in moving someone who may have spinal injuries is in causing :

• Paralysis

• Heart attack

• Concussion

• TBI

Which of these tasks are performed by a college’s athletic trainer?

• Take X-rays if an athlete is injured

• Work with athletes to learn new plays

• Evaluate an injured athlete on the field

• Attend high school games to recruit players

The science of human movement is called:

• Biology

• Athleticism

• Radiology

• Kinesiology

Jake is a pitcher in minor league baseball. After one hard pitch, he realized he was injured. He had torn the ligament in his shoulder. This injury is a:

• Abrasion

• Sprain

• Dislocation

• Fracture

Ligaments:

• Connect muscle to bone

• Are the bones in the fingers

• Hold the bones of a joint in place

• Carry oxygen away from the lungs

Why does ice help when an athlete is injured?

• The ice kills the nerve endings in the tissues near the injury and dulls the pain.

• The ice increases blood flow to the injured area and speeds healing.

• The cold takes the injured athlete's attention away from the pain.

• The ice reduces blood flow to the injured area to help reduce pain and muscle spasm.

When an electrical impulse causes the heart muscle to squeeze, it:

• Pumps blood out from the heart to bring oxygen to all of the other parts of the body

• Causes a stroke

• Relaxes the heart by shocking it

• Causes a heart attack

Which of the following ways will NOT help prevent a heart condition from getting worse?

• Eat wisely

• Minimize daily activities and exercise

• Avoid drugs that are not prescribed by a doctor

• Avoid cigarettes

Which of the following descriptions is TRUE when evaluating an injury?

• A proximal point on the leg is the foot.

• The proximal end is closest to the trunk of the body.

• The distal end is closest to the body

• A distal point on the arm is the shoulder