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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. Away from the midline of the body






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






3. On hands and knees






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






5. Lying on side






6. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






8. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






12. Toward the midline of the body






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






14. Lying on back






15. Top surface of the foot






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






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






18. Injury to a ligament






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






20. Away from the midline of the body






21. Away from the body's surface






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






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






24. Back of the body






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






26. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






31. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






37. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






38. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






39. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






40. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






43. What the athlete feels






44. Situated on the same side






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






46. Close to the body's surface






47. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






49. Palm






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