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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. Away from the body's surface






2. The study of movement of the human body






3. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






5. Away from the body's surface






6. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






12. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






14. Top surface of the foot






15. Lying on back






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






17. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






20. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Back of the body






29. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






31. Toward the midline of the body






32. Close to the body's surface






33. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






37. Situated on the same side






38. Pertaining to one side






39. The study of movement of the human body






40. Close to the body's surface






41. Palm






42. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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