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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. One point - or structure - being higher than another






2. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






4. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






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






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






9. Top surface of the foot






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






11. Somthing done under own power






12. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






14. What the athlete feels






15. Close to the body's surface






16. Injury to a ligament






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






18. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






19. Opposite side






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






21. Palm






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






23. Lying on side with knees up






24. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Situated on the same side






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






33. Lying on side






34. Opposite side






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






36. Toward the midline of the body






37. Away from the midline of the body






38. Top surface of the foot






39. Close to the body's surface






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






41. The study of movement of the human body






42. Movement away from the midline of the body






43. Palm






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






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






46. Bottom surface of the foot






47. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






49. Movement toward the midline of the body






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