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






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






3. Palm






4. Lying on back






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






6. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






9. Lying on side






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






11. On hands and knees






12. Back of the body






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






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






15. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






16. Situated on the same side






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






18. Away from the body's surface






19. Something done under the power of someone else






20. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






24. Lying on stomach






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






26. Lying on back






27. Opposite side






28. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






29. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






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






34. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






38. Lying on side with knees up






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






40. What the athlete feels






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






42. Lying on stomach






43. Top surface of the foot






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






45. Bottom surface of the foot






46. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






48. Something done under the power of someone else






49. Movement toward the midline of the body






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