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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. Toward the midline of the body






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






3. Palm






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






5. Top surface of the foot






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






7. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






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






13. Injury to a ligament






14. What the athlete feels






15. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






18. Bottom surface of the foot






19. The study of movement of the human body






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






24. Away from the midline of the body






25. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






29. Back of the body






30. Palm






31. Lying on stomach






32. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






33. Lying on side






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






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






38. Away from the midline of the body






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






40. The study of movement of the human body






41. Pertaining to one side






42. Opposite side






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






44. Something done under the power of someone else






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






46. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






50. On hands and knees