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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. On hands and knees






2. Back of the body






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






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






5. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






6. Lying on back






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






8. Somthing done under own power






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






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






11. Lying on side with knees up






12. Something done under the power of someone else






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






14. Lying on side






15. Opposite side






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






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






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






19. The study of movement of the human body






20. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






24. Opposite side






25. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






30. Away from the body's surface






31. Lying on stomach






32. Close to the body's surface






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






34. Situated on the same side






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






37. Bottom surface of the foot






38. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






39. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






41. Back of the body






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






43. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






47. Pertaining to the front of the body






48. Movement toward the midline of the body






49. On hands and knees






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