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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. Opposite side






2. Injury to a ligament






3. Pertaining to one side






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






5. Toward the midline of the body






6. Lying on side






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






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






9. Movement away from the midline of the body






10. Top surface of the foot






11. Somthing done under own power






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






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






14. Pertaining to the front of the body






15. Away from the body's surface






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






17. The study of movement of the human body






18. Away from the midline of the body






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






20. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






21. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






23. The study of movement of the human body






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






25. Movement toward the midline of the body






26. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






27. What the athlete feels






28. Bottom surface of the foot






29. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






32. Bottom surface of the foot






33. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






42. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






46. Lying on back






47. Back of the body






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






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






50. Close to the body's surface