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






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






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






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






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






6. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






8. Away from the midline of the body






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






10. Lying on side with knees up






11. Injury to a ligament






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






13. Close to the body's surface






14. Injury to a ligament






15. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






17. Toward the midline of the body






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






19. Away from the midline of the body






20. Movement away from the midline of the body






21. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






24. Somthing done under own power






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






26. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






30. Movement toward the midline of the body






31. Lying on back






32. Opposite side






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






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






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






36. Something done under the power of someone else






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






38. The study of movement of the human body






39. Lying on side






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






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






43. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






46. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






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