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






2. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Lying on back






11. On hands and knees






12. Away from the midline of the body






13. Top surface of the foot






14. Opposite side






15. Close to the body's surface






16. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






17. Back of the body






18. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






19. Somthing done under own power






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






22. Close to the body's surface






23. Somthing done under own power






24. Away from the midline of the body






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






26. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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






32. Toward the midline of the body






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






34. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






37. The study of movement of the human body






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






39. Lying on side with knees up






40. What the athlete feels






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






42. Something done under the power of someone else






43. Lying on stomach






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






45. Top surface of the foot






46. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






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