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






2. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






3. Injury to a ligament






4. Palm






5. Lying on stomach






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






7. Lying on back






8. What the athlete feels






9. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






14. Lying on side






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






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






17. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






19. Lying on side






20. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






22. Opposite side






23. What the athlete feels






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






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






26. Pertaining to the front of the body






27. Close to the body's surface






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






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






30. Top surface of the foot






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






32. Opposite side






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






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






35. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






39. On hands and knees






40. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






41. Lying on stomach






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






43. Palm






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






45. Lying on side with knees up






46. Injury to a ligament






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






48. Away from the body's surface






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






50. Situated on the same side