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






2. Palm






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






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






5. On hands and knees






6. Bottom surface of the foot






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






8. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






9. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






10. Toward the midline of the body






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






12. Something done under the power of someone else






13. Top surface of the foot






14. Lying on side with knees up






15. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






17. Opposite side






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






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






20. Close to the body's surface






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






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






23. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






27. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. What the athlete feels






35. Pertaining to one side






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






37. Pertaining to one side






38. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






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






43. Situated on the same side






44. Top surface of the foot






45. Bottom surface of the foot






46. Away from the body's surface






47. Situated on the same side






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






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






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