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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. Lying on back






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






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






4. Lying on stomach






5. The study of movement of the human body






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






7. Somthing done under own power






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






9. Opposite side






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






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






12. Bottom surface of the foot






13. Away from the body's surface






14. The study of movement of the human body






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






16. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






17. Away from the body's surface






18. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






20. Opposite side






21. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






26. Bottom surface of the foot






27. What the athlete feels






28. Movement away from the midline of the body






29. Lying on side with knees up






30. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






31. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






33. Back of the body






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






35. Lying on back






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






37. Pertaining to one side






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






39. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






41. Palm






42. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






43. Top surface of the foot






44. Injury to a ligament






45. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






46. Back of the body






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






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






49. Top surface of the foot






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