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






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






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






4. Movement away from the midline of the body






5. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






6. Bottom surface of the foot






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






8. On hands and knees






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Injury to a ligament






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






17. Lying on side






18. Opposite side






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






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






21. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






24. Top surface of the foot






25. Toward the midline of the body






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






27. Away from the midline of the body






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






29. Lying on side






30. Away from the body's surface






31. A straightening movement around a joint to restore it to anotomical position






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






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






34. Pertaining to one side






35. Palm






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






37. Pertaining to the front of the body






38. On hands and knees






39. Lying on back






40. Situated on the same side






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






42. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






46. Injury to a ligament






47. What the athlete feels






48. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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