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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. Top surface of the foot






2. Lying on back






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






4. Palm






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






7. Close to the body's surface






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






9. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Somthing done under own power






19. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






20. On hands and knees






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






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






23. On hands and knees






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






25. Injury to a ligament






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






27. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






31. Away from the body's surface






32. Pertaining to one side






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






34. Movement away from the midline of the body






35. Lying on stomach






36. Away from the body's surface






37. What the athlete feels






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






39. Palm






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






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






42. Away from the midline of the body






43. Pertaining to one side






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






45. What the athlete feels






46. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






47. Close to the body's surface






48. Movement away from the midline of the body






49. Pertaining to the front of the body






50. The study of movement of the human body