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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 spinning or turning of a segment toward the midline






2. Movement away from the midline of the body






3. Toward the midline of the body






4. Lying on back






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






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






7. On hands and knees






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






9. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






10. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






11. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






13. Lying on side






14. Somthing done under own power






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






16. Top surface of the foot






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






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






19. Situated on the same side






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






21. Lying on side






22. Injury to a ligament






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






24. Away from the midline of the body






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






26. Back of the body






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






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






29. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






30. Palm






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






32. Away from the midline of the body






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






34. Toward the midline of the body






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






36. Pertaining to the front of the body






37. Lying on side with knees up






38. Lying on stomach






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






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






41. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






45. The study of movement of the human body






46. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






49. Back of the body






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