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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. Top surface of the foot






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






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






4. Injury to a ligament






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






6. What the athlete feels






7. Pertaining to the front of the body






8. Away from the body's surface






9. On hands and knees






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






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






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






13. Close to the body's surface






14. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






15. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






19. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






22. Injury to a ligament






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






24. Lying on side with knees up






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






26. The study of movement of the human body






27. Pertaining to one side






28. Opposite side






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






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






31. Lying on back






32. Situated on the same side






33. Bottom surface of the foot






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






35. Away from the body's surface






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






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






38. What the athlete feels






39. Lying on stomach






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






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






42. Toward the midline of the body






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






44. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






48. Back of the body






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






50. Pertaining to one side