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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. Bottom surface of the foot






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






3. Away from the body's surface






4. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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 spinning or turning of a segment toward the midline






11. Close to the body's surface






12. Palm






13. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






16. Lying on side with knees up






17. Away from the body's surface






18. Back of the body






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






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






21. Something done under the power of someone else






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






23. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






26. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






30. What the athlete feels






31. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






33. Situated on the same side






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






35. On hands and knees






36. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






38. Palm






39. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






43. Opposite side






44. Somthing done under own power






45. Injury to a ligament






46. The study of movement of the human body






47. Situated on the same side






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






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






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