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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. Toward the midline of the body






3. Lying on side






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






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






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






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






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






9. Situated on the same side






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






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






12. Somthing done under own power






13. What the athlete feels






14. Lying on stomach






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






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






17. Movement toward the midline of the body






18. Movement away from the midline of the body






19. Something done under the power of someone else






20. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






23. Opposite side






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






25. Lying on stomach






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






27. Toward the midline of the body






28. Lying on back






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






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






31. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






35. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






37. Close to the body's surface






38. Movement toward the midline of the body






39. Situated on the same side






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






41. What the athlete feels






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






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






44. On hands and knees






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






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






47. Away from the body's surface






48. Something done under the power of someone else






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






50. Top surface of the foot