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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. A movement that turns the palm of the hand upward






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






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






4. Away from the body's surface






5. The study of movement of the human body






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






7. Lying on back






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






9. Top surface of the foot






10. Movement toward the midline of the body






11. Lying on side






12. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






16. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






17. Away from the midline of the body






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






19. Somthing done under own power






20. Opposite side






21. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






25. What the athlete feels






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






27. Top surface of the foot






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






29. Toward the midline of the body






30. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






32. Lying on back






33. Movement away from the midline of the body






34. Palm






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






36. Pertaining to the front of the body






37. On hands and knees






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






39. Back of the body






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






41. Away from the midline of the body






42. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






44. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






46. Away from the body's surface






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






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






49. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






50. Situated on the same side