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






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






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






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






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






6. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






7. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






10. What the athlete feels






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






12. Top surface of the foot






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






14. Injury to a ligament






15. Close to the body's surface






16. Something done under the power of someone else






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






18. Injury to a ligament






19. Away from the body's surface






20. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






21. Lying on back






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






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






24. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






27. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






30. Away from the midline of the body






31. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






36. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






39. Away from the body's surface






40. Situated on the same side






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






42. Something done under the power of someone else






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






44. Lying on stomach






45. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






48. Lying on side with knees up






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






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