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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 straightening movement around a joint to restore it to anotomical position






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






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






4. Back of the body






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






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






7. Somthing done under own power






8. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






11. Bottom surface of the foot






12. What the athlete feels






13. Close to the body's surface






14. Top surface of the foot






15. Close to the body's surface






16. Something done under the power of someone else






17. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






22. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






32. Away from the midline of the body






33. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






36. Top surface of the foot






37. Away from the body's surface






38. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






39. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






41. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






46. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






50. Lying on stomach