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






2. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






3. Situated on the same side






4. On hands and knees






5. Situated on the same side






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






7. Pertaining to one side






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






9. Toward the midline of the body






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






11. What the athlete feels






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






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






14. The study of movement of the human body






15. The study of movement of the human body






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






17. Away from the body's surface






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






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






20. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






21. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






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






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






26. Back of the body






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






28. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






31. Palm






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






33. What the athlete feels






34. Opposite side






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






36. Somthing done under own power






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






38. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






42. Pertaining to one side






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






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






45. Lying on side






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






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






48. Lying on side with knees up






49. Opposite side






50. Bottom surface of the foot