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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. Bottom surface of the foot






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






3. Lying on back






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






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






8. Situated on the same side






9. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






13. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






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






18. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






20. The study of movement of the human body






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






22. On hands and knees






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






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






25. Top surface of the foot






26. Palm






27. Toward the midline of the body






28. Top surface of the foot






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






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






31. What the athlete feels






32. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






33. Opposite side






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






35. Something done under the power of someone else






36. Pertaining to one side






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






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






39. Back of the body






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






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






42. Movement away from the midline of the body






43. Away from the body's surface






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






45. Pertaining to one side






46. Injury to a ligament






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






48. Lying on side






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






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