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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. Back of the body






2. Lying on stomach






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






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






5. Injury to a ligament






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






7. Close to the body's surface






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






9. Opposite side






10. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. On hands and knees






24. Away from the body's surface






25. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






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






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






31. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






36. Pertaining to one side






37. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






41. Something done under the power of someone else






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






43. On hands and knees






44. Lying on side






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






46. Movement toward the midline of the body






47. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






48. Situated on the same side






49. Lying on side






50. The study of movement of the human body