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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 movement of the human body






2. Situated on the same side






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






4. Lying on back






5. Lying on side






6. Bottom surface of the foot






7. Back of the body






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






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






10. Opposite side






11. Injury to a ligament






12. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






13. Pertaining to one side






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






15. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






19. Situated on the same side






20. On hands and knees






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






22. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






25. Pertaining to the front of the body






26. Away from the midline of the body






27. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Lying on back






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






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






37. Pertaining to one side






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






39. Close to the body's surface






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






41. Injury to a ligament






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






43. The study of movement of the human body






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






45. Somthing done under own power






46. Lying on side with knees up






47. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






49. Top surface of the foot






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