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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. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






5. Movement away from the midline of the body






6. Lying on back






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






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






9. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






14. Palm






15. Movement toward the midline of the body






16. Back of the body






17. Lying on stomach






18. Something done under the power of someone else






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






20. Top surface of the foot






21. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






23. Away from the midline of the body






24. Palm






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






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






27. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






28. Lying on side






29. Pertaining to one side






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






31. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






34. What the athlete feels






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






36. Top surface of the foot






37. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






38. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Toward the midline of the body






46. Close to the body's surface






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






48. Situated on the same side






49. Movement toward the midline of the body






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