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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. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






4. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






5. Lying on stomach






6. Away from the midline of the body






7. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






9. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






13. Movement toward the midline of the body






14. The spinning or turning of a segment away from the midline






15. Close to the body's surface






16. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






19. Close to the body's surface






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






21. Back of the body






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






23. Palm






24. Extreme stretching out of a body part (going past normal limit)






25. Injury to a ligament






26. Palm






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






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






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






30. Lying on stomach






31. Movement away from the midline of the body






32. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






33. Examination of an area by touch to determine any differences in general presentation






34. The movement of a limb in a circular pattern (the thumb does this)






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






36. Back of the body






37. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






38. Away from the body's surface






39. A movement that turns the sole of the foot outward - away from the midline of the body






40. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






44. What the athlete feels






45. Pertaining to one side






46. On hands and knees






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






48. Pertaining to the front of the body






49. Somthing done under own power






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