SPORTS MEDICINE HOSA EXAM 2023
"Persistent concussion symptoms that linger after a concussion has been received is often called...
a. concussion
b. intracranial hematoma
c. second-impact syndrome
d. postconcussion syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER d."
"A condition in which an athlete's spine is crooked rather than running in a straight line from the skull to
the sacrum is referred to as...
a. kyphosis
b. lordosis
c. scoliosis
d. spinalosis - CORRECT ANSWER c."
"The visible portion of a tooth is called the...
a. crown
b. neck
c. root
d. socket - CORRECT ANSWER a."
"Which of the following is commonly used to detect a stress fracture of the foot...
a. x-ray
b. bone scan
c. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
d. electrical muscle stimulation
e. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER b."
"Memory loss, either before or after an injury occurs, is called...
a. tinnitus
b. battle sign
c. amnesia
d. diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER c. amnesia"
"The layers of cartilage that surround the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk is called the...
a. annulus fibrosus
b. annulus pulposus
c. nucleus fibrosis
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, d. body of the intervertebral disk - CORRECT ANSWER a."
"The most posterior process of the vertebra is the
a. spinous process
b. transverse process
c. body of the vertebra
d. nucleus pulposus - CORRECT ANSWER a."
"How many cervical vertebrae does an athlete have?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 12
d. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER b."
"The segment of the spine that is attached to the ribs is called the...
a. cervical spine
b. thoracic spine
c. lumbar spine
d. sacrum - CORRECT ANSWER a."
"Located on the pelvis, this is the socket that the head of the femur articulates with...
a. sacrum
b. iliac crest
c. acetabulum
d. glenoid fossa - CORRECT ANSWER c."
"The formation of bone tissue within the muscle is called...
a. slipped capital femoral epiphysis
b. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
c. Osgood-Schlatter disorder
d. myositis ossificans - CORRECT ANSWER d."
"A dislocated hip will often result in ________ of the leg...
a. adduction
b. external rotation
c. internal rotation
d. extension - CORRECT ANSWER c."
"Which of the following is NOT a lateral ankle ligament?
a. anterior talofibular ligament
b. calcaneofibular ligament
c. deltoid ligament
d. a and b - CORRECT ANSWER c."
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