Shoulder Injuries Quiz

Sternoclavicular, or SC, joint injuries occur as often as AC or GH joint injuries.

• True

• False

How will an athlete typically hold their arm if they have an AC, GH, or SC joint injury?

• Above their head

• Down by their side

• Close to the body

• Hold it with the opposite arm

The GH, or glenohumeral, joint is extremely mobile, but unstable.

• True

• False

What is the most common position for an athlete’s arm to be in when they injure their GH joint?

• Adducted and externally rotated

• Flexed and internally rotated

• Extended and internally rotated

• Abducted and externally rotated

The most common way for a shoulder to dislocate is anteriorly, or to the front.

• True

• False

What do the letters “AC” stand for in the term “AC joint”?

• Acromioclavicular

• Anteriorclavicle

• Airconditioning

• Automatedclass

How many degrees of flexion are in the shoulder?

• 180

• 50

• 40

• 90

What does the acronym “SLAP” stand for?

• Sugar, Lemons, Apples, Peaches

• Superior, Lateral, Anterior, Posterior

• Superior, Labral, Anterior, Posterior

• Shoulder, Lag, After, Practice

What two sports have seen a high number of fractured clavicles?

• Cycling & wrestling

• Wrestling & skating

• Skating & cycling

A dislocated shoulder primarily affects which part of the body?

• The lower arm

• The shoulder

• The neck

• The upper leg