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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. Something done under the power of someone else






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






3. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






8. Away from the body's surface






9. Lying on side with knees up






10. The study of movement of the human body






11. Palm






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






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






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






15. Lying on side






16. Opposite side






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






18. What the athlete feels






19. Back of the body






20. Top surface of the foot






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






22. Top surface of the foot






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






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






25. Close to the body's surface






26. Toward the midline of the body






27. Lying on side






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






29. What the athlete feels






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






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






32. The study of human movement (physics 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. A movement that turns the sole of the foot inward - toward the midline of the body






36. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






39. The study of movement of the human body






40. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






43. Bottom surface of the foot






44. Close to the body's surface






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






46. Back of the body






47. Pertaining to one side






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






49. Lying on stomach






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