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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 movement that turns the palm of the hand upward






2. Lying on side






3. Away from the midline of the body






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






5. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






8. Back of the body






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






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






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






12. What the athlete feels






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






14. Close to the body's surface






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






16. Lying on stomach






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






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






19. Lying on back






20. Lying on back






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






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






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






24. Something done under the power of someone else






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






26. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






28. Lying on stomach






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






30. What the athlete feels






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






32. Palm






33. Pertaining to one side






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






35. Opposite side






36. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Lying on side with knees up






44. Injury to a ligament






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






46. Movement away from the midline of the body






47. Toward the midline of the body






48. Lying on side






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






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