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






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






3. Lying on stomach






4. Something done under the power of someone else






5. Lying on side with knees up






6. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






8. Injury to a ligament






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






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






11. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






14. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






16. Palm






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






18. Palm






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






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






21. Injury to a ligament






22. Pertaining to one side






23. Situated on the same side






24. On hands and knees






25. Somthing done under own power






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






27. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






30. Lying on back






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






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






33. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






36. Lying on side






37. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






39. Back of the body






40. Close to the body's surface






41. Toward the midline of the body






42. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






43. Bottom surface of the foot






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






45. Away from the body's surface






46. Lying on side






47. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






48. On hands and knees






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






50. Bottom surface of the foot