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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. Somthing done under own power






2. Situated on the same side






3. Close to the body's surface






4. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






9. Lying on side






10. Pertaining to one side






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






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






13. Bottom surface of the foot






14. Close to the body's surface






15. Movement away from the midline of the body






16. Lying on stomach






17. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






19. Away from the body's surface






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






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






22. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Away from the midline of the body






31. Movement toward the midline of the body






32. Pertaining to one side






33. Toward the midline of the body






34. What the athlete feels






35. Pertaining to the front of the body






36. Lying on side with knees up






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






38. On hands and knees






39. Top surface of the foot






40. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






41. Lying on back






42. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






44. Opposite side






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






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






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






48. Opposite side






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






50. Palm