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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 laterally difrected force or angulation (position) of the joint






2. The study of movement of the human body






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






4. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






7. Lying on side with knees up






8. Away from the body's surface






9. On hands and knees






10. Pertaining to one side






11. The study of movement of the human body






12. Palm






13. Bottom surface of the foot






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






15. Pertaining to the front of the body






16. Injury to a ligament






17. Close to the body's surface






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






19. Away from the midline of the body






20. Opposite side






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






22. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






25. A movement that turns the sole of the foot inward - toward the midline of the body






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






27. Back of the body






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






29. Lying on side with knees up






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






31. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






32. Situated on the same side






33. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






35. Somthing done under own power






36. Something done under the power of someone else






37. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






41. Lying on stomach






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






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






44. Opposite side






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






46. Away from the midline of the body






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






48. Lying on side






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






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