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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. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






5. What the athlete feels






6. What the athlete feels






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






8. Lying on side






9. Something done under the power of someone else






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






11. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






13. Injury to a ligament






14. Something done under the power of someone else






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






16. Away from the body's surface






17. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






23. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






27. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






31. Pertaining to the front of the body






32. Away from the midline of the body






33. Away from the body's surface






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






35. Pertaining to the front of the body






36. On hands and knees






37. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






40. Top surface of the foot






41. Lying on side with knees up






42. The study of movement of the human body






43. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






47. Movement away from the midline of the body






48. Movement toward the midline of the body






49. Somthing done under own power






50. Back of the body