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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. One point - or structure - being lower than another






2. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






3. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






7. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






9. Lying on side






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






11. Pertaining to one side






12. Away from the body's surface






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






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






15. The spinning or turning of a segment toward the midline






16. Situated on the same side






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






18. Opposite side






19. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






21. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






25. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






26. Pertaining to the front of the body






27. Injury to a ligament






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






29. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






31. Situated on the same side






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






33. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






38. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






40. Movement away from the midline of the body






41. Lying on side with knees up






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






43. Somthing done under own power






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






45. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






46. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






47. What the athlete feels






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






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






50. Close to the body's surface