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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. Palm






2. Injury to a ligament






3. Somthing done under own power






4. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






7. Pertaining to one side






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






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






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






11. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






16. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






17. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






20. Away from the body's surface






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






22. Lying on side






23. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






26. Situated on the same side






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






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






29. Top surface of the foot






30. Opposite side






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






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






33. Away from the midline of the body






34. Back of the body






35. On hands and knees






36. Toward the midline of the body






37. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






42. Lying on stomach






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






44. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






47. Close to the body's surface






48. Bottom surface of the foot






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






50. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body