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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 study of human movement (physics of the body)






2. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






5. Lying on side






6. Away from the midline of the body






7. The study of movement of the human body






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






9. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






13. Lying on stomach






14. What the athlete feels






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






16. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






19. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






22. Lying on side






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






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






25. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






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






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






30. Situated on the same side






31. Bottom surface of the foot






32. Back of the body






33. Top surface of the foot






34. Close to the body's surface






35. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






38. Injury to a ligament






39. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






41. Away from the body's surface






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






43. Pertaining to one side






44. What the athlete feels






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






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






47. Somthing done under own power






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






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






50. Top surface of the foot