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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. Lying on side






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






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






4. What the athlete feels






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






6. Lying on back






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






8. Movement toward the midline of the body






9. Opposite side






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






11. Movement away from the midline of the body






12. Injury to a ligament






13. Close to the body's surface






14. Injury to a ligament






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






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






17. Lying on side with knees up






18. Somthing done under own power






19. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






21. On hands and knees






22. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






24. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






25. Top surface of the foot






26. Pertaining to one side






27. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






30. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






34. Lying on stomach






35. Back of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






45. Something done under the power of someone else






46. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






50. Palm