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






2. Lying on back






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






4. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






6. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






9. Palm






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






11. The study of movement of the human body






12. Movement away from the midline of the body






13. What the athlete feels






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






15. Pertaining to one side






16. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






18. Toward the midline of the body






19. Injury to a ligament






20. Lying on stomach






21. Top surface of the foot






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






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






24. Situated on the same side






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






26. Close to the body's surface






27. Pertaining to one side






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






29. Back of the body






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






31. Lying on side






32. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






33. Bottom surface of the foot






34. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






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






39. Movement toward the midline of the body






40. Opposite side






41. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






44. Palm






45. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






48. What the athlete feels






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






50. Injury to a ligament