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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 back






2. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






6. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






8. Bottom surface of the foot






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






10. Lying on side






11. Injury to a ligament






12. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






14. What the athlete feels






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






16. Away from the midline of the body






17. Opposite side






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






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






20. Lying on stomach






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






22. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






23. Top surface of the foot






24. On hands and knees






25. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Lying on side with knees up






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






35. Away from the body's surface






36. Pertaining to one side






37. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






39. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






40. Toward the midline of the body






41. Bottom surface of the foot






42. Situated on the same side






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






44. On hands and knees






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






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






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






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






49. Lying on back






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