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






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






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






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






5. Movement away from the midline of the body






6. Movement toward the midline of the body






7. On hands and knees






8. Bottom surface of the foot






9. Lying on side






10. Lying on side with knees up






11. Back of the body






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






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






14. Situated on the same side






15. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






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






20. Opposite side






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






22. Lying on stomach






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






24. Close to the body's surface






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






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






27. Away from the body's surface






28. Away from the body's surface






29. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






31. Top surface of the foot






32. Opposite side






33. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






35. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






38. Injury to a ligament






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






40. Close to the body's surface






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






42. Pertaining to one side






43. What the athlete feels






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






45. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






48. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






49. Bottom surface of the foot






50. Top surface of the foot