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






2. Lying on stomach






3. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






5. Top surface of the foot






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






7. Movement away from the midline of the body






8. What the athlete feels






9. Lying on stomach






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






11. Pertaining to one side






12. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






16. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






21. What the athlete feels






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






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






24. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






26. Close to the body's surface






27. Lying on side






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






29. Away from the body's surface






30. Lying on back






31. Somthing done under own power






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






33. The study of movement of the human body






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






35. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






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






41. Something done under the power of someone else






42. Lying on side with knees up






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






44. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






47. On hands and knees






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






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






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