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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. Something done under the power of someone else






2. Lying on stomach






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






4. Palm






5. Pertaining to one side






6. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






8. Close to the body's surface






9. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






13. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






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






19. Opposite side






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






21. Lying on back






22. Situated on the same side






23. Away from the body's surface






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






25. Lying on side with knees up






26. Pertaining to one side






27. The study of movement of the human body






28. What the athlete feels






29. Away from the midline of the body






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






31. On hands and knees






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






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






34. Lying on back






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






36. Back of the body






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






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






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






40. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






42. What the athlete feels






43. Somthing done under own power






44. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






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






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






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