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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. Lying on stomach






2. Close to the body's surface






3. Away from the midline of the body






4. Palm






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






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






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






8. Top surface of the foot






9. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






13. What the athlete feels






14. Bottom surface of the foot






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






16. Lying on side






17. Movement toward the midline of the body






18. On hands and knees






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






20. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






24. On hands and knees






25. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






26. Back of the body






27. Lying on stomach






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






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






30. Lying on back






31. The study of movement of the human body






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






33. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






36. What the athlete feels






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






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






39. Situated on the same side






40. Something done under the power of someone else






41. Injury to a ligament






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






43. Opposite side






44. Somthing done under own power






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






46. The study of movement of the human body






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






48. Away from the body's surface






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






50. Lying on back