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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. Palm






2. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






4. The study of movement of the human body






5. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






7. Lying on side with knees up






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






9. Somthing done under own power






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






11. Opposite side






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






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






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






15. Bottom surface of the foot






16. Injury to a ligament






17. Something done under the power of someone else






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






19. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






22. Pertaining to one side






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






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






25. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






27. Lying on side






28. Away from the body's surface






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






30. Back of the body






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






32. Lying on side






33. Close to the body's surface






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






35. What the athlete feels






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






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






38. On hands and knees






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






40. Somthing done under own power






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






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






43. Palm






44. Lying on side with knees up






45. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






50. Movement away from the midline of the body