11. The most commonly injured ligament in the elbow due to throwing is the _____

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11. The most commonly injured ligament in the elbow due to throwing is the _____.

a. annular ligament

b. radial collateral ligament

c. radioulnar ligament

d. ulnar collateral ligament

12. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the wrist and hand joints?

a. Forms 16 phalanges

b. Composed of 29 bones

c. Contain more than 25 joints

d. Composed of more than 30 muscles

13. In order to obtain the greatest amount of active wrist extension you should place the fingers in _____.

a. full active extension

b. relaxed flexion

c. tight adduction

d. relaxed abduction

14. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the "stance phase" of sports skills?

a. Allows for more power to be transferred from the body during the movement

b. Allows the athlete to assume a comfortable and balanced body position

c. Emphasis is on setting various joint angles in correct position

s d. Is a relatively static phase with fairly short ranges of motion involved

15. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the "follow-through phase" of sports skills?

a. Begins immediately prior to the climax of movement phase

b. Brings about negative acceleration of involved limb or body segment

c. Often referred to as the deceleration phase

d. Body segment velocity progressively decreases

11. Option D is the correct answer.

The ulnar collateral ligament damage is the most common one in throwers. Inflammation, pain and decrease in throw velocity are its features.

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