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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. One point - or structure - being higher than another






2. Opposite side






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






4. The study of movement of the human body






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






6. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






8. Back of the body






9. Back of the body






10. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






15. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






18. Lying on side






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






20. Palm






21. Away from the body's surface






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






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






24. Pertaining to one side






25. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






28. Close to the body's surface






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






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






31. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






32. What the athlete feels






33. Toward the midline of the body






34. Pertaining to one side






35. Palmar aspect of the wrist and hand (back of hand)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What the athlete feels






44. Lying on back






45. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






46. Palmar aspect of the wrist and hand (back of hand)






47. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






48. Lying on side with knees up






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






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