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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 with knees up






2. Pertaining to the front of the body






3. Palm






4. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






5. Movement toward the midline of the body






6. Opposite side






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






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






9. What the athlete feels






10. Away from the body's surface






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






12. Top surface of the foot






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






14. Situated on the same side






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






16. The study of movement of the human body






17. Back of the body






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






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






20. Injury to a ligament






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






22. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






24. Close to the body's surface






25. Lying on side






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






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






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






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






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






31. Movement toward the midline of the body






32. Away from the body's surface






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






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






35. Movement away from the midline of the body






36. On hands and knees






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






38. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






41. Back of the body






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






43. What the athlete feels






44. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






45. On hands and knees






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






47. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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