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






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






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






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






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






6. Top surface of the foot






7. Opposite side






8. Lying on stomach






9. Something done under the power of someone else






10. Lying on back






11. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Lying on side






19. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






21. Toward the midline of the body






22. Close to the body's surface






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






24. Situated on the same side






25. Palm






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






27. Lying on back






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






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






30. Movement away from the midline of the body






31. Opposite side






32. Lying on side with knees up






33. On hands and knees






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






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






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






37. Bottom surface of the foot






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






39. Away from the body's surface






40. Somthing done under own power






41. Top surface of the foot






42. Away from the midline of the body






43. Something done under the power of someone else






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






45. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






47. Pertaining to the front of the body






48. Somthing done under own power






49. What the athlete feels






50. Injury to a ligament