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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. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






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






8. Something done under the power of someone else






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






10. Back of the body






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






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






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






14. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






18. Opposite side






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






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






21. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






22. Pertaining to the front of the body






23. Movement toward the midline of the body






24. The study of movement of the human body






25. Movement away from the midline of the body






26. Top surface of the foot






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






28. Palm






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






30. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






32. On hands and knees






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






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






35. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






36. What the athlete feels






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






38. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






42. Injury to a ligament






43. Pertaining to one side






44. Away from the midline of the body






45. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






47. Lying on side






48. Somthing done under own power






49. Lying on back






50. Something done under the power of someone else