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






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






3. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






6. Something done under the power of someone else






7. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






10. Back of the body






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






12. On hands and knees






13. Injury to a ligament






14. Lying on side






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






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






17. Lying on stomach






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






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






20. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






26. The study of movement of the human body






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






28. Back of the body






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






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






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






32. Top surface of the foot






33. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






36. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






37. Opposite side






38. On hands and knees






39. Lying on back






40. Pertaining to one side






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






42. Opposite side






43. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






44. Away from the body's surface






45. Pertaining to the front of the body






46. Situated on the same side






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






48. What the athlete feels






49. Toward the midline of the body






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