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Bones and Muscles Working Together Quiz
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You left your friend outside skateboarding while you went inside to get water. You heard him screaming in pain just a minute later. You return to the street to see him on the ground holding his shoulder that looks deformed. You don’t see any blood. What type of injury might he have caused?
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Responses

dislocation
dislocation

muscle cramp
muscle cramp

open fracture
open fracture

sprain
sprain
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Answer 1

Based on the description of your friend's injury—specifically the fact that his shoulder looks deformed and he is in pain, but there is no visible blood—it is likely that he has experienced a **dislocation**. A dislocation occurs when the bones in a joint are forced out of their normal positions, and it often results in noticeable deformity and significant pain.

Therefore, the correct response is:

**dislocation**