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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. Away from the midline of the body






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






3. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






7. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






11. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






14. Lying on side






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






16. Movement away from the midline of the body






17. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






19. Movement away from the midline of the body






20. Back of the body






21. Opposite side






22. Something done under the power of someone else






23. Palm






24. Lying on back






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






26. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






30. Away from the midline of the body






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






32. Situated on the same side






33. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






34. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






38. Toward the midline of the body






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






40. Close to the body's surface






41. On hands and knees






42. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






44. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






45. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






48. Pertaining to one side






49. Opposite side






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