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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. A movement that turns the palm of the hand upward






2. What the athlete feels






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






4. Away from the body's surface






5. On hands and knees






6. Lying on stomach






7. Bottom surface of the foot






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






9. Back of the body






10. Pertaining to one side






11. Injury to a ligament






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






13. Movement toward the midline of the body






14. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






19. What the athlete feels






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






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






22. The study of movement of the human body






23. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






24. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






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






29. Pertaining to the front of the body






30. Situated on the same side






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






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






33. Lying on side with knees up






34. Opposite side






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






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






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






38. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






42. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






47. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






48. Pertaining to the front of the body






49. Palm






50. Lying on back