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Tendons & Ligaments
Definition, function, injuries & examples of joints, tendons, ligaments
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of a joint? | A point of contact between bones (or between bone and cartilage) |
What is an example of a GLIDING synovial joint? | clavicle - sternum / vertebrae - ribs / sacrum - ilium (hips) |
What is an example of a HINGE synovial joint? | elbow / knee / ankle (main) / inter-phalanges |
What is an example of a PIVOT synovial joint? | neck - skull (top of spine) / radius - ulna (elbow end) |
What is an example of a BALL & SOCKET synovial joint? | shoulder (scapula/clavicle - humerus) / hip (femur - pelvis) |
What is the definition of a tendon? | connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
What is the function (purpose) of a tendon? | create movement |
What is the definition of a ligament? | connective tissue that connects bone to bone |
What is the function (purpose) of a ligament? | protect joints |
What is the definition of a SPRAIN injury? | overstretched or torn ligament |
What is the definition of a STRAIN injury? | overstretched or torn tendon and/or muscle |
What is the name of the major ligament at the front of the hip? | Iliofemoral ligament (upside down V or Y shape) |
What is the name of the ligament that runs down the inner side of the knee? | Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL - connects femur & tibia) |
What is the name of the ligament that runs down the outer side of the knee? | Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL - connects femur & fibula) |
What are the names of the ligaments inside the knee joint? | Anterior Cruciate Ligament & Posterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL & PCL - form a cross shape) |
What is the name of the major tendon at the back of the ankle? | Achilles Tendon |