Test your basic knowledge |

Sports Medicine Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Palm






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






3. Pertaining to the front of the body






4. Pertaining to one side






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






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






7. Somthing done under own power






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






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






10. Pertaining to one side






11. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






12. Lying on side






13. Something done under the power of someone else






14. Away from the body's surface






15. What the athlete feels






16. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






19. Top surface of the foot






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






21. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






23. Situated on the same side






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






25. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






26. Toward the midline of the body






27. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






28. Back of the body






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






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






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






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






33. Movement away from the midline of the body






34. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






38. Close to the body's surface






39. Back of the body






40. Opposite side






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






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






43. Somthing done under own power






44. Movement toward the midline of the body






45. What the athlete feels






46. Close to the body's surface






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






48. Away from the midline of the body






49. Lying on side






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