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Tissue Injuries and Healing

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cameron scraped the top layers of skin off of his knee during football practice, causing it to bleed just slightly. What type of injury is this?

a)

sprain

b)

tendonitis

c)

puncture

d)

abrasion

e)

avulsion fracture

2.
When Josh was in 8th grade, he fell and landed on his outstretch hand, causing his ulna to bend and crack. This injury is a ___.
a)
comminuted fracture
b)
stress fracture
c)
sprain
d)
spiral fracture
e)
greenstick fracture
3.
Avery's doctor told her she'd sustained a _______ in one of her foot bones do to excessive overuse, though her x-rays showed nothing.
a)
stress fracture
b)
greenstick fracture
c)
dislocation
d)
tendonitis
e)
abrasion
4.
During a basketball game, Joe twisted his body while his foot remained planted, causing his tibia to twist and break in a helical shape. This is known as a ___________.
a)
stress fracture
b)
blowout fracture
c)
spiral fracture
d)
puncture
e)
strain
5.
When a sharp knife-like object cuts into the tissues, the tissue edges are smooth. This is a/an _________.
a)
laceration
b)
incision
c)
puncture
d)
sprain
e)
greenstick fracture
6.

When Charlotte didn't jump high enough to land on the wooden box, the edge hit her shins with enough force to split the skin open, causing bleeding and torn jagged tissue. Each shin sustained a/an ___________ that required stitches.

a)

laceration

b)

incision

c)

puncture

d)

sprain

e)

greenstick fracture

7.

When Brodie got hit in the leg with a lacrosse ball, the area turned purple and was tender to the touch. This blood under the surface is a/an _____.

a)

comminuted fracture

b)

sprain

c)

contusion

d)

concussion

e)

abrasion

8.
Molly partially tore a ligament in her ankle playing soccer. This is known as a moderate or grade 2 __________.
a)
synovitis
b)
sprain
c)
strain
d)
spiral fracture
e)
tendonitis
9.

During lacrosse practice every day, Mayrin spends too much time on her toes, causing inflammation of her Achilles. This is most likely _______.

a)

sprain

b)

strain

c)

tendonitis

d)

contusion

e)

bursitis

10.

If Davis has to pitch a game every day without resting, his elbow joint gets inflamed. The joint capsule membrane develops _______.

a)

synovitis

b)

dislocation

c)

subluxation

d)

bursitis

e)

spain

11.
Jameson's humerus momentarily came out of it's socket, but went back in almost immediately. He sufferd a mild shoulder __________.
a)
strain
b)
subluxation
c)
spiral fracure
d)
compound fracture
e)
avulsion
12.
The first phase of soft tissue healing is meant to keep blood in and germs out. This initial scabbing is called __________.
a)
fibrocartilage callus
b)
Proliferation
c)
Remodeling
d)
Hemostasis
e)
Epithilialization
13.
______________make collagen fibers that form a bridge across the new injury, holding the edges together.
a)
Fibroblasts
b)
Osteocytes
c)
Osteoblasts
d)
Osteoclasts
e)
Phagocytes
14.
The tissue's repsonse to an injury - redness, pain, swelling, heat, and loss of function - is collectively known as _____.
a)
remodeling
b)
bony callus
c)
inflammation
d)
phagocytosis
e)
avulsion
15.
After the infammatory phase, new capillaries form a soft, delicate pink tissue known as ______________ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
granulation
c)
bony
d)
epithelial
e)
regenerative
16.
During the second phase of wound healing, white blood cells known as macrophages or ______________, eat the blood clot, and remaining bacteria, and the fibroblasts.
a)
fibroblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoblasts
d)
osteoclasts
e)
phagocytes
17.
The second phase of wound healing is often called the _______________phase, when granulation tissue and scar-forming fibers are taking the place of the open wound.
a)
hemostasis
b)
inflammatory
c)
proliferative
d)
remodeling
e)
bony callus formation
18.
It may take months to completely replace and realign tissue after a wound. This final phase of wound healing is the _________ phase.
a)
hemostasis
b)
inflammatory
c)
proliferative
d)
remodeling
e)
bony callus formation
19.
When a bone breaks, the blood vessels break too. This cause s a/an __________________ almost immediately.
a)
hematoma
b)
hemostasis
c)
fibrocartilage callus
d)
bony callus
e)
avusion
20.
Some of the bone cells surrounding a fracture will die. Bone cells are also called ______________________.
a)
chondrocytes
b)
fibrocytes
c)
osteocytes
d)
hemocytes
e)
periosteum
21.
During the second stage of fracture healing, connective tissue cells form a ____________________ to splint, or reconnect the broken bone.
a)
fibrocartilage callus
b)
bony callus
c)
hematoma
d)
remodeled bone
e)
contusion
22.
During the third stage of fracture healing, a _________________ forms, which takes the place of the more flexible bridge.
a)
fibrocartilage callus
b)
bony callus
c)
hematoma
d)
remodeled bone
e)
contusion
23.
Over a period of several months or even a couple years, the compact bone replaces the bony callus. This is the ___________ phase of fracture healing.
a)
fibrocartilage callus formation
b)
bony callus formation
c)
hematoma
d)
remodeling
e)
contusion
24.
Bone remodels according to the stresses put on the bone. This is known as ______________.
a)
Murphy's Law
b)
Jude Law
c)
Collins' Law
d)
Wolff's Law
e)
Hawk law
25.
___________ are a type of cell housed in the periosteum and work to create bone cells.
a)
fibroblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoblasts
d)
osteoclasts
e)
phagocytes
26.
___________ are a type of cell housed in the medullary cavity and work to dissolve/reabsorb dead bone cells and unneeded bone cells.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
muscle fibers
d)
collagen fibers
e)
epitheilal cells
27.
____________ is avascular, has less strength than healthy tissues, and is made of neatly aligned collagen fibers.
a)
muscle
b)
connective tissue
c)
scar tissue
d)
open wounds
e)
fractures
28.

_________ is the simple replacement of cells for a minor injury. This process leaves no scar.

a)

Regeneration

b)

Fibrosis

c)

Bony callus

d)

Phagocytosis

e)

Meiosis

29.

When Connor got hit in the eye with a baseball, his face immediately swelled and bruised, affecting his vision temporarily. He was given ice and taken to the hospital. He had ___________.

a)

bursitis

b)

a blowout fracture

c)

a stress fracture

d)

a longitudinal fracture

30.

Kurt broke his elbow playing soccer. The break involved his growth plate, so surgery was risky. Kurt had _________.

a)

a blowout fracture

b)

a greenstick fracture

c)

a transverse fracture

d)

a Salter-Harris fracture.