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






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






3. Lying on side with knees up






4. Pertaining to one side






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






6. Lying on side






7. Top surface of the foot






8. Bottom surface of the foot






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






10. Lying on back






11. Opposite side






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






13. Pertaining to the front of the body






14. Back of the body






15. Injury to a ligament






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






17. Movement toward the midline of the body






18. The study of movement of the human body






19. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






21. Lying on stomach






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






23. Opposite side






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






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






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






27. Toward the midline of the body






28. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






31. What the athlete feels






32. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






42. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






45. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






48. Movement toward the midline of the body






49. What the athlete feels






50. Pertaining to the front of the body