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






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






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






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






5. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






10. Lying on back






11. Away from the midline of the body






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






13. Close to the body's surface






14. Bottom surface of the foot






15. Palm






16. Lying on side






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






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






19. Opposite side






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






21. Lying on stomach






22. On hands and knees






23. Somthing done under own power






24. Back of the body






25. Away from the body's surface






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






27. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






29. Pertaining to one side






30. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






44. The study of movement of the human body






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






46. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






49. What the athlete feels






50. Movement toward the midline of the body