Soccer Players TItle Text: Concepts of Athletic Training, Fourth Edition Authors: Ronald P. Pfeiffer and Brent C. Mangus
TItle Text: Concepts of Athletic Training, Fourth Edition
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1:  Which of the following descriptions is correct regarding an acute injury?
A: Develops over a long period of time
B: No clear causative mechanism
C: Vague or absent signs and symptoms
D: Characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event
E: None of the above is correct

2:  The "magnitude of a single force for which the anatomical structure of interest is damaged" is known as
A: critical force
B: minimal force
C: magnetic force
D: mechanism of injury
E: None of the above is correct

3:  Which of the following descriptions is correct regarding a chronic injury?
A: Characterized by rapid onset, resulting from a traumatic event
B: Obvious, clearly identifiable causative mechanism
C: Usually associated with a significant traumatic event
D: Characterized by a slow, insidious onset
E: All of these describe a chronic injury

4:  Which of the following muscle contraction types has been identified as a causative factor in tendon injury?
A: Concentric contraction
B: Static (isometric) contraction
C: Isokinetic contraction
D: Eccentric contraction
E: None of the above has been linked to tendon injury

5:  By definition, “soft tissue” structures include all but which of the following?
A: Tendon
B: Ligament
C: Fascia
D: Cartilage
E: Bone

6:  Which of the following descriptions is incorrect regarding catastrophic injury in the context of high school and collegiate sports?
A: Sport injury that results in a brain or spinal cord injury
B: Involves damage to the brain and/or spinal cord and is potentially life threatening or permanent
C: Always results in death of the participant
D: Indirect catastrophic injuries are caused by systemic failure related to exertion or by secondary complication
E: All of the above are correct regarding catastrophic injury

7:  Which of the following is correct regarding the term sprain.
A: This injury involves ligament tissue.
B: A third degree sprain is the least severe form.
C: Little hemorrhage will be associated with a third degree sprain.
D: Second degree sprains rarely recur.
E: All of the above are correct regarding the term sprain.

8:  Strains are injuries to ligaments, capsules, and cartilage.
A: true
B: false

9:  Crepitation involves a grating sensation within the limb, often associated with a fracture.
A: true
B: false

10:  Ankle injuries were found to be the most common sports injury for both sexes associated with basketball.
A: true
B: false

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