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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. Top surface of the foot






2. Lying on side






3. Away from the body's surface






4. Opposite side






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






15. Bottom surface of the foot






16. Lying on side






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






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






19. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Situated on the same side






30. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






35. Palm






36. The study of movement of the human body






37. Lying on stomach






38. Toward the midline of the body






39. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






44. Pertaining to one side






45. Close to the body's surface






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






47. Somthing done under own power






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






49. Lying on side with knees up






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