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






3. Lying on side with knees up






4. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






6. Lying on stomach






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






8. Pertaining to one side






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






10. Close to the body's surface






11. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






12. Bottom surface of the foot






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






14. Away from the midline of the body






15. Toward the midline of the body






16. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






18. The study of movement of the human body






19. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






25. Top surface of the foot






26. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






29. Away from the body's surface






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






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






32. Away from the body's surface






33. Back of the body






34. Lying on side






35. Top surface of the foot






36. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






40. Palm






41. Away from the midline of the body






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






43. On hands and knees






44. Somthing done under own power






45. The study of movement of the human body






46. Situated on the same side






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






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






49. Injury to a ligament






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