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






2. Toward the midline of the body






3. Something done under the power of someone else






4. Close to the body's surface






5. Close to the body's surface






6. Bottom surface of the foot






7. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






12. Lying on back






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






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






15. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






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






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






20. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






22. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






24. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






28. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






29. Movement toward the midline of the body






30. Somthing done under own power






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






32. Lying on side with knees up






33. Away from the body's surface






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






35. What the athlete feels






36. Lying on back






37. Pertaining to one side






38. Somthing done under own power






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






40. Movement away from the midline of the body






41. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






43. Top surface of the foot






44. Lying on side






45. Pertaining to one side






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






47. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






50. What the athlete feels