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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. One point - or structure - being higher than another






2. Pertaining to the front of the body






3. Toward the midline of the body






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






5. Situated on the same side






6. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






11. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






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






16. Somthing done under own power






17. Lying on back






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






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






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






21. Bottom surface of the foot






22. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






24. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






28. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






31. Pertaining to one side






32. Away from the midline of the body






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






34. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






35. Pertaining to one side






36. What the athlete feels






37. The study of movement of the human body






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






39. Lying on stomach






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






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






42. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






43. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






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






49. Something done under the power of someone else






50. Bottom surface of the foot