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Sports Medicine Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The study of movement of the human body






2. Movement toward the midline of the body






3. Away from the midline of the body






4. Palm






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






6. Lying on side






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






8. Pertaining to one side






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






10. Toward the midline of the body






11. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






12. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






14. Lying on back






15. Lying on stomach






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






17. Somthing done under own power






18. Close to the body's surface






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






20. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






24. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






30. The study of movement of the human body






31. Opposite side






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






33. The range of motion through which the athlete can move the limb with the help of the athletic trainer






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






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






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






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






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






39. What the athlete feels






40. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






42. What the athlete feels






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






44. Lying on side with knees up






45. Lying on side






46. Palm






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






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






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






50. Pertaining to the front of the body