A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to thank you. He reports that he was ...

A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to thank you. He reports that he was diagnosed with a strain to his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is the primary structure affected in that injury?
 
  a. A joint
  b. A ligament
  c. A muscle
  d. A bone

Question 2

You respond to an accident and find a young man lying prone but in a neutral, anatomic position, except that his head is turned to the side. Using the principles of Jams and Pretzels, you would say that this patient is in position:
 
  a. 2A.
  b. 3A.
  c. 3.
  d. 1A.

Question 3

A fracture that has three or more fragments is called a(n):
 
  a. impacted fracture.
  b. comminuted fracture.
  c. oblique fracture.
  d. pathologic fracture.

Question 4

Joints provide different degrees of movement. There are five different types of joints. An example of a pivot joints is the:
 
  a. radio-ulnar joint of the elbow.
  b. vertebrae of the spine.
  c. acromio-clavicular joint of the shoulder.
  d. knee.