After Falling Down a Flight of Stairs, It Feels Like

question 54

Multiple Choice

After falling down a flight of stairs, it feels like you broke your ankle; however the emergency room doctor says you tore a ligament. This means you tore the

• A) insertion of a muscle.
• B) the cartilage in your ankle joint.
• C) connective tissue band that joins two bones.
• D) delicate membrane that covers the surface of the bone.
• E) connective tissue band that attaches muscle to bone.

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