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






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






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






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






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






7. The study of movement of the human body






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






9. Lying on side






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






11. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






15. Lying on side






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






17. Toward the midline of the body






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






19. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






23. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






26. Away from the body's surface






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






28. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






31. Lying on stomach






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






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






34. Top surface of the foot






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






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






37. Bottom surface of the foot






38. Palm






39. Somthing done under own power






40. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






41. Pertaining to one side






42. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






44. On hands and knees






45. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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