Ligaments

Question 1

What are ligaments?

Answer 1

Fibrous connective tissue structure that connect one bone to another at the joint

Question 2

How does ligaments serve the body?

Answer 2

By stabilising the joint whilst allowing mobility

Question 3

Ligaments participate in movement by

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Using their sensory nerves to transmit information about the position of the join to the brain via the spinal cord

Question 4

Ligamentotaxis refers to

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The pull of ligaments on the bones to which they are attached

Question 5

Ligamentotaxis is used by physicians to

Answer 5

Pull broken bones back into place and set them

Question 6

Pelvic ligaments are

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Thick and strong to support of the weight bearing function

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Hip ligaments are

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Shaped to stabilise the hip while allowing movement for walking and running

Question 8

Iliofemoral ligament is part of

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The hip joint

Question 9

Iliofemoral ligament works to

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Stabilise the hip

Question 10

The iliofemoral ligament becomes taut when…

Answer 10

The femur extends and externally rotates

Question 11

The iliofemoral ligament relaxes when…

Answer 11

The femur flexes and internally rotates

Question 12

Tightness of the iliofemoral ligament limits…

Answer 12

Extension of the hip in lunging poses and forward splits

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The iliofemoral limitations is overcome by

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Tilting the pelvis forward and internally rotating the femur

Question 14

The collateral ligament of the elbow limit…

Answer 14

side-side motion and maintain the joint as a hinge

Question 15

The interosseous membrane stabilises…

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Bones of the forearm

Question 16

Glenohumeral ligaments are of the

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Shoulder

Question 17

Glenohumeral ligaments of the shoulder are…

Answer 17

Thin structures

Question 18

Glenohumeral ligaments allow

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Greater mobility of the shoulder joint

Question 19

How many glenohumeral ligaments are there?

Answer 19

Three in the shoulder

Question 20

What’s the most important glenohumeral ligament?

Answer 20

The inferior glenohumeral ligament

Question 21

The inferior glenohumeral ligament tightens when …

Answer 21

The humerus abducts and externally rotates

Question 22

What stabilises the shoulder?

Answer 22

Muscles

Question 23

What stabilises the hips?

Answer 23

Thick Ligaments

Question 24

What is the primary shoulder stabiliser?

Answer 24

The rotator cuff

Question 25

What are the secondary shoulder stabilisers

Answer 25

The triceps and biceps

Question 26

What yoga postures strengthens the shoulder stabilisers?

Answer 26

Arm balances and inversions

Balancing stability and mobility of the shoulder joint

Question 27

The vertebral unit is comprised of

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Two adjacent cerebral bodies and the intervertebral disc

Question 28

The patellar tendon connects the

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Quadriceps muscle to the tibia for the extension of the knee

Question 29

The collateral ligaments limit

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Side to side motion of the knee and maintain its function as a knee joint

Question 30

The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments limit

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Anterior and posterior translation of the tibia on the femur

Question 31

What does the menisci do?

Answer 31

Deepen and stabilise the bones of the lower leg