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Sports Injuries

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sprains are injuries to:
a)
ligaments
b)
tendons
c)
bones
d)
skin
2.
Strains are injuries to:
a)
ligaments
b)
tendons or muscles
c)
bone
d)
skiin
3.
A ligament:
a)
Connects bone to bone
b)
connects bone to muscle
c)
Connects skin to muscle
d)
Connects nerves to muscle
4.
A tendon:
a)
Connects bone to bone
b)
Connects bone to muscle
c)
Connects muscles to each other
d)
Connects skin to bones
5.
Which statement is true?
a)
Warm-ups are important for increasing flexibility
b)
Cool-downs are important to relax muscles used during exercise.
c)
Warm-ups and cool-downs are equally important.
d)
They are all true statements.
6.
What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?
a)
Open or compound
b)
Closed or simple
7.
A __________ occurs when a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact.
a)
fracture
b)
sprain
c)
dislocation
d)
strain
8.
What is an open fracture?
a)
A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
b)
A break of a bone joint
c)
One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
d)
One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin
9.
scraping off a layer of skin 
a)
abrasion 
b)
avulsion 
c)
contusion 
d)
puncture 
10.
Partial tearing away of a body part
a)
avulsion 
b)
abrasion 
c)
contusion 
d)
strain 
11.
Pointed object enters the body 
a)
puncture 
b)
incision 
c)
laceration 
d)
abrasion 
12.
Protective equipment is designed to absorb and distribute forces that would otherwise be absorbed by the body.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
 A brain injury that changes the way your brain normally works. A bump, blow or jolt to the head or a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth.
a)
headache
b)
concussion
c)
MHR
d)
spine injury
14.
List two Safety precautions that can help you avoid injuries during physical activity.
a)
Warm up, cool down
b)
Ride a bike with no helmet, wear baggy clothes
c)
horse play, wearing tight clothes
d)
no helmet, no worries
15.
What does PRICE Stand for?
a)
Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
b)
Protect, Rice, Ice Compress, Eat
c)
Protect, Rest, Ice Compression, Evening
d)
Please, Read, IT carefully, everyday