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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. Lying on back






3. Somthing done under own power






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






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






6. On hands and knees






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






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






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






10. Lying on side






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






12. Injury to a ligament






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






14. Bottom surface of the foot






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






16. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






17. Away from the body's surface






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






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






20. Close to the body's surface






21. Situated on the same side






22. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






24. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






25. Palm






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






27. Opposite side






28. Injury to a ligament






29. Lying on stomach






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






31. Lying on side with knees up






32. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Lying on side with knees up






40. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






42. What the athlete feels






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






44. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






45. Somthing done under own power






46. Lying on stomach






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






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






49. Situated on the same side






50. Opposite side