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






2. Lying on stomach






3. Somthing done under own power






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






5. Close to the body's surface






6. On hands and knees






7. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






10. Toward the midline of the body






11. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






14. Opposite side






15. Movement toward the midline of the body






16. Lying on side






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






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






19. Palm






20. Somthing done under own power






21. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






22. Top surface of the foot






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






24. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






26. Palm






27. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






32. Something done under the power of someone else






33. Situated on the same side






34. Back of the body






35. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






37. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






40. Lying on back






41. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






44. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






47. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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