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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. Top surface of the foot






2. Lying on back






3. Movement toward the midline of the body






4. Lying on back






5. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






7. Opposite side






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






9. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






11. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






12. Lying on side with knees up






13. Movement away from the midline of the body






14. Palm






15. Opposite side






16. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






20. Toward the midline of the body






21. Away from the body's surface






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






23. What the athlete feels






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






25. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






28. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






31. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






34. Lying on stomach






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






37. Lying on side






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






39. Top surface of the foot






40. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






43. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






47. On hands and knees






48. Lying on side






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






50. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body