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






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






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






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






5. Top surface of the foot






6. Opposite side






7. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






8. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






11. Lying on back






12. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






14. Pertaining to one side






15. Palm






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






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






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






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






20. Injury to a ligament






21. Lying on stomach






22. Away from the body's surface






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






24. What the athlete feels






25. Situated on the same side






26. Palm






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






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






29. Back of the body






30. Lying on side






31. Something done under the power of someone else






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






33. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






35. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






38. Movement away from the midline of the body






39. Back of the body






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






41. Close to the body's surface






42. Away from the midline of the body






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






44. The study of movement of the human body






45. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






50. Pertaining to the cause of the condition