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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. Lying on side with knees up






2. Back of the body






3. Palm






4. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






7. Lying on back






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






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






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






11. What the athlete feels






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






13. On hands and knees






14. Toward the midline of the body






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






16. Something done under the power of someone else






17. Situated on the same side






18. Top surface of the foot






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






20. What the athlete feels






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






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






23. Lying on side






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






25. Close to the body's surface






26. Away from the body's surface






27. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






29. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






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






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






39. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






41. Back of the body






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






43. Close to the body's surface






44. Lying on side






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






46. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






48. Lying on side with knees up






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






50. Pertaining to the front of the body