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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. Close to the body's surface






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






3. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Lying on back






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






13. Palm






14. Toward the midline of the body






15. Injury to a ligament






16. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






20. Bottom surface of the foot






21. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






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






26. Lying on side






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






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






29. Bottom surface of the foot






30. The study of movement of the human body






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






32. Pertaining to the front of the body






33. Pertaining to the front of the body






34. Lying on side with knees up






35. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






36. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






45. Situated on the same side






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






47. Something done under the power of someone else






48. Opposite side






49. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






50. Movement away from the midline of the body