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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. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






3. Top surface of the foot






4. Something done under the power of someone else






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






6. Toward the midline of the body






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






8. What the athlete feels






9. Bottom surface of the foot






10. Lying on side with knees up






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






12. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






17. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






22. Back of the body






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






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






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






26. Top surface of the foot






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






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






29. On hands and knees






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






31. Opposite side






32. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






36. Close to the body's surface






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






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






39. Something done under the power of someone else






40. Away from the body's surface






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






42. Palm






43. Back of the body






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






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






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






47. Situated on the same side






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






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






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