Describe tempo and timing of progress towards physical maturity correct answers maturation
Describe maturation differences between boys and girls correct answers boys mature earlier than
girls which is good for sports that require speed & strength
girls mature later and is good for sports that require agility
How does an athlete develop Little League Elbow? correct answers a athlete can develop little
league elbow by doing repetitive throwing
Describe primary and secondary centers of ossification. correct answers Primary ~appears in
long bones first. starts in prenatal, most bones have one primary ossification center
Secondary ~appear shortly after birth, most bones have more than one secondary center
Describe catch-up growth, especially with respect to competitive athletics (hint specifically
gymnastics). correct answers a phase of rapid growth following the end of a period of growth
restriction
Explain Endochondral bone formation. correct answers The process of a bone replacing haying
cartilage with boney tissue
Explain Injuries involving a traction epiphysis. correct answers little league elbow, Osgood-
Schlatter Syndrome
Describe skeletal age. correct answers is a measure of how far bones are in their course of
development determined by X-ray
Describe factors which will cause premature closure of a pressure epiphysis. correct answers in
most cases of premature closure, it will be a salter and Harris 5. Additionally, that compression is
the force that most often will cause premature closure.
Salter-Harris Fracture type 1 correct answers growth plate separates from bone
Salter-Harris Fracture type 2 correct answers crack above growth plate
Salter-Harris Fracture type 3 correct answers crack below and through growth plate
Salter-Harris Fracture type 4 correct answers Crack going all The way through a growth
plate(may cause growth disruption)
Salter-Harris Fracture type 5 correct answers growth plate is smashed between bones(most
severe and will cause growth disruption)
Describe peak height velocity and plotted distance curves. correct answers Peak height velocity -
The period of time where a Child reaches their fastest upward growth