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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 top and bottom halves






2. Lying on side with knees up






3. Pertaining to one side






4. Back of the body






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






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






7. Top surface of the foot






8. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






9. Back of the body






10. Something done under the power of someone else






11. Close to the body's surface






12. On hands and knees






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






14. What the athlete feels






15. Lying on side






16. Lying on side






17. Away from the midline of the body






18. Opposite side






19. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






24. Situated on the same side






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






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






27. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






28. Situated on the same side






29. Toward the midline of the body






30. Lying on side with knees up






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






32. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






34. Away from the body's surface






35. Pertaining to one side






36. Something done under the power of someone else






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






38. Pertaining to the front of the body






39. On hands and knees






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






41. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






44. Palm






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






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






47. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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