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






2. What the athlete feels






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






4. Lying on side with knees up






5. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






9. The study of movement of the human body






10. Bottom surface of the foot






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






12. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






15. Close to the body's surface






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






17. Back of the body






18. Away from the midline of the body






19. On hands and knees






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






21. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






24. Situated on the same side






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






26. The study of movement of the human body






27. Bottom surface of the foot






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






29. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






30. Palm






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






32. Pertaining to one side






33. Away from the body's surface






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






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






36. Opposite side






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






38. Lying on stomach






39. Something done under the power of someone else






40. Lying on back






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






42. Injury to a ligament






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






44. Lying on back






45. Palm






46. Away from the midline of the body






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






48. Close to the body's surface






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






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