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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 study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






6. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






10. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






14. Injury to a ligament






15. On hands and knees






16. Palm






17. Lying on side with knees up






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






19. Palm






20. What the athlete feels






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






22. Lying on stomach






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






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






25. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






26. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






29. Back of the body






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






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






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






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






34. Close to the body's surface






35. Close to the body's surface






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






37. Injury to a ligament






38. Toward the midline of the body






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






40. What the athlete feels






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






42. Situated on the same side






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






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






45. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






48. Lying on side






49. Somthing done under own power






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