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Sports Medicine Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Movement away from the midline of the body






2. Toward the midline of the body






3. The plane that separates the body into a front and back






4. The plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves






5. On hands and knees






6. Top surface of the foot






7. Close to the body's surface






8. What the athlete feels






9. On hands and knees






10. Something done under the power of someone else






11. Awareness of position or movement of the body or a body segment






12. A plane that divides the body into left and right






13. A standing posture with the arms at the side and the palms of the hands facing forward






14. A bending movement around a joint in a limb away from its straighten position






15. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






16. One point - or structure - being lower than another






17. Close to the body's surface






18. A procedure through which an ATC determines the severity - irritablilty - nature - and stage of the injury






19. Palmar aspect of the wrist and hand (back of hand)






20. Movement toward the midline of the body






21. A laterally difrected force or angulation (position) of the joint






22. Situated on the same side






23. Situated on the same side






24. Palm






25. A straightening movement around a joint to restore it to anotomical position






26. One point - or structure - being higher than another






27. Injury to a ligament






28. Somthing done under own power






29. Opposite side






30. The study of human movement (physics of the body)






31. Lying on stomach






32. The study of movement of the human body






33. A movement that turns the palm of the hand upward






34. A movement that turns the sole of the foot inward - toward the midline of the body






35. Back of the body






36. A standing posture with the arms at the side and the palms of the hands facing forward






37. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves






38. Lying on back






39. Movement toward the midline of the body






40. Top surface of the foot






41. A medially directe force or angulation (position) of the joint






42. Pertaining to one side






43. Toward the attachment of the limb to the trunk or given site






44. Lying on back






45. Objective evidence that an athletic trainer can measure or sense






46. Away from the attachment of a limb or given site of reference






47. The range of motion through which the athlete can move the limb with the help of the athletic trainer






48. One point - or structure - being higher than another






49. Lying on side






50. The plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves