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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. Palm






2. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






4. Bottom surface of the foot






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






6. Away from the body's surface






7. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






9. Movement toward the midline of the body






10. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






11. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






15. Lying on back






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






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






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






19. The study of movement of the human body






20. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






23. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






25. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






29. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






32. Somthing done under own power






33. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






36. Pertaining to one side






37. Somthing done under own power






38. Situated on the same side






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






40. Close to the body's surface






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






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






43. Injury to a ligament






44. Palm






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






46. Pertaining to one side






47. What the athlete feels






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






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






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