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






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






3. Toward the midline of the body






4. Lying on side with knees up






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






6. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






8. What the athlete feels






9. Movement toward the midline of the body






10. Away from the body's surface






11. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






15. What the athlete feels






16. Back of the body






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






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






19. Lying on back






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






22. Somthing done under own power






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






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






25. Pertaining to the front of the body






26. Something done under the power of someone else






27. Top surface of the foot






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






29. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






30. The study of movement of the human body






31. On hands and knees






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






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






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






35. Palm






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






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






38. Lying on back






39. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






40. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






45. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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. Situated on the same side






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