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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. Lying on side






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






4. Something done under the power of someone else






5. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






7. What the athlete feels






8. Bottom surface of the foot






9. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






11. Movement away from the midline of the body






12. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






15. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






20. Palm






21. On hands and knees






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






23. Opposite side






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






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






26. Somthing done under own power






27. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






31. Something done under the power of someone else






32. Movement away from the midline of the body






33. Top surface of the foot






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






35. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






38. On hands and knees






39. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






42. Back of the body






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






44. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






47. Top surface of the foot






48. Toward the midline of the body






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






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