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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. Injury to a ligament






2. What the athlete feels






3. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






4. Away from the body's surface






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






6. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






9. Lying on side






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






11. Lying on stomach






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






13. The study of movement of the human body






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






15. Lying on side with knees up






16. Palm






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






18. Movement toward the midline of the body






19. Toward the midline of the body






20. Close to the body's surface






21. On hands and knees






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






23. Injury to a ligament






24. Away from the midline of the body






25. On hands and knees






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






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






28. Situated on the same side






29. Movement away from the midline of the body






30. The study of movement of the human body






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






32. Close to the body's surface






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






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






35. Somthing done under own power






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






37. Opposite side






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






39. Opposite side






40. Back of the body






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






42. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






45. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






46. Something done under the power of someone else






47. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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