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






2. Bottom surface of the foot






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






4. Pertaining to one side






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






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






7. What the athlete feels






8. Close to the body's surface






9. What the athlete feels






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






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






12. A movement that turns the sole of the foot outward - away from the midline 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. Opposite side






16. Somthing done under own power






17. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






21. On hands and knees






22. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






23. Close to the body's surface






24. Palm






25. Lying on side with knees up






26. Movement away from the midline of the body






27. The study of movement of the human body






28. Lying on stomach






29. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






34. Lying on side






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






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






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






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






39. Top surface of the foot






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






41. Away from the body's surface






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






43. Something done under the power of someone else






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






45. Movement toward the midline of the body






46. The study of movement of the human body






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






48. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






50. Lying on side with knees up