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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. Objective evidence that an athletic trainer can measure or sense






2. Movement away from the midline of the body






3. Movement toward the midline of the body






4. Lying on stomach






5. Bottom surface of the foot






6. Lying on side with knees up






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






8. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






12. Top surface of the foot






13. Lying on side






14. Opposite side






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






16. The study of movement of the human body






17. Back of the body






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






19. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Away from the midline of the body






27. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






31. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






34. Close to the body's surface






35. On hands and knees






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






37. Opposite side






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






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






40. Palm






41. Movement toward the midline of the body






42. Injury to a ligament






43. Away from the midline of the body






44. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






47. Somthing done under own power






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






49. Bottom surface of the foot






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