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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. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






3. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






5. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






8. What the athlete feels






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






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






11. Somthing done under own power






12. Lying on stomach






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






14. Pertaining to one side






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






16. Top surface of the foot






17. Lying on back






18. Opposite side






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






20. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






24. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






26. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






29. Palm






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






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






32. Away from the body's surface






33. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






35. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






38. Bottom surface of the foot






39. Lying on stomach






40. Away from the body's surface






41. Lying on back






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






43. Close to the body's surface






44. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






46. Palm






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






48. Opposite side






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






50. On hands and knees