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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. Lying on side






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






3. Bottom surface of the foot






4. Opposite side






5. Injury to a ligament






6. What the athlete feels






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






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






9. Close to the body's surface






10. Something done under the power of someone else






11. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






15. Pertaining to the front of the body






16. Opposite side






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






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






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






20. Lying on stomach






21. Top surface of the foot






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






23. The study of movement of the human body






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






25. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






27. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






32. Lying on back






33. What the athlete feels






34. Away from the body's surface






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






36. Somthing done under own power






37. Lying on stomach






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






39. Back of the body






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






41. Lying on side with knees up






42. Something done under the power of someone else






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






44. Lying on side






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






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






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






48. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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