Quiz Five

A skin laceration is a result of

A tensile and shearing force

A force acting along the long axis of a structure is called a(n)

Axial

The ability of a muscle to stretch is called

Extensibility

An athlete has sustained an acute ankle sprain. The force producing this injury is

Macrotrauma

What two factors determine whether an injury occurs when a force is sustained by tissues in the human body?

Magnitude of forces and tissue's material properties

A force that acts parallel tangent to a plane passing through the object is called a(n)

Shear

Collagen is the major component of all but which of the following tissues?

Skin

The distribution of force over a given area is called

Stress

Ligamentous injuries are usually caused by a _______ force

Tensile

While stretching for an overthrown ball a first baseman strained an adductor muscle. What type of force would have produced this injury?

Tensile