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






2. Injury to a ligament






3. Bottom surface of the foot






4. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






7. Something done under the power of someone else






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






9. What the athlete feels






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






12. The study of movement of the human body






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






14. Pertaining to one side






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






16. Away from the body's surface






17. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






23. Lying on side






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






25. Back of the body






26. Close to the body's surface






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






28. Situated on the same side






29. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






33. What the athlete feels






34. Away from the midline of the body






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






36. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






40. On hands and knees






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






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






43. Palm






44. Toward the midline of the body






45. Situated on the same side






46. Lying on stomach






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






48. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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