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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. A plane that divides the body into left and right






2. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






4. Movement toward the midline of the body






5. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






8. Movement away from the midline of the body






9. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






10. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






12. Lying on stomach






13. Bottom surface of the foot






14. Injury to a ligament






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






16. On hands and knees






17. Opposite side






18. Opposite side






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






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






21. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






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






26. Palm






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






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






29. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






30. What the athlete feels






31. Situated on the same side






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






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






34. Lying on side






35. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






38. Close to the body's surface






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






40. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






42. Palm






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






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






45. Somthing done under own power






46. Pertaining to one side






47. Top surface of the foot






48. Away from the body's surface






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






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