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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. Pertaining to one side






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






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






4. Pertaining to the front of the body






5. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






8. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






10. Pertaining to the front of the body






11. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






14. Somthing done under own power






15. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






18. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






22. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






23. Palm






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






25. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






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






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






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






31. The study of movement of the human body






32. What the athlete feels






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






34. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






38. Lying on side with knees up






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






40. Lying on side






41. Bottom surface of the foot






42. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






43. Movement away from the midline of the body






44. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






45. Close to the body's surface






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






47. Pertaining to one side






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






49. Back of the body






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