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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. A plane that divides the body into left and right






3. Top surface of the foot






4. Bottom surface of the foot






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






6. Movement away from the midline of the body






7. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






11. Somthing done under own power






12. Away from the body's surface






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






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






15. Lying on stomach






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






17. Away from the midline of the body






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






19. Back of the body






20. Injury to a ligament






21. Back of the body






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






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






24. Opposite side






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






26. Opposite side






27. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






30. Lying on side






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






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






33. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






36. Somthing done under own power






37. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. What the athlete feels






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






47. Bottom surface of the foot






48. Top surface of the foot






49. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






50. Pertaining to one side