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Sports Medicine Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The range of motion through which the athlete can move the limb with the help of the athletic trainer






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






3. Situated on the same side






4. Situated on the same side






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






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






7. Pertaining to one side






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






9. Injury to a ligament






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






11. On hands and knees






12. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






15. Away from the midline of the body






16. What the athlete feels






17. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






19. Away from the body's surface






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






21. Close to the body's surface






22. Toward the midline of the body






23. On hands and knees






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






25. Back of the body






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






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






28. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






32. Something done under the power of someone else






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






34. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Lying on side with knees up






43. Lying on stomach






44. Palm






45. Opposite side






46. What the athlete feels






47. Top surface of the foot






48. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






49. Movement toward the midline of the body






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