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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 plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves






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






3. On hands and knees






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






5. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






10. Movement toward the midline of the body






11. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






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






16. What the athlete feels






17. Opposite side






18. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






24. Lying on back






25. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






29. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






33. Lying on back






34. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






38. Situated on the same side






39. Movement away from the midline of the body






40. Something done under the power of someone else






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






43. On hands and knees






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






45. Back of the body






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






47. Lying on side






48. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






50. Away from the body's surface