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






2. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






3. Injury to a ligament






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






5. Injury to a ligament






6. Opposite side






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






8. Toward the midline of the body






9. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






12. Pertaining to the front of the body






13. Palm






14. Bottom surface of the foot






15. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






26. Close to the body's surface






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






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






29. On hands and knees






30. Back of the body






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






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






33. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






34. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






36. Close to the body's surface






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






38. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






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






43. Lying on stomach






44. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






45. Away from the body's surface






46. Top surface of the foot






47. Lying on stomach






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






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






50. The study of movement of the human body