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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. Movement toward the midline of the body






2. Close to the body's surface






3. Somthing done under own power






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






5. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






8. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






9. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






13. Pertaining to the front of the body






14. Lying on side






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






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






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






18. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






20. Lying on back






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






22. Something done under the power of someone else






23. Lying on side






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






25. Toward the midline of the body






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






27. Injury to a ligament






28. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Lying on side with knees up






42. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






43. The study of movement of the human body






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






45. Lying on back






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






47. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






48. Palm






49. Away from the midline of the body






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