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Sports Medicine Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Awareness of position or movement of the body or a body segment






2. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






4. Top surface of the foot






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






6. Movement away from the midline of the body






7. The study of movement of the human body






8. Somthing done under own power






9. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






12. Away from the body's surface






13. Something done under the power of someone else






14. The study of movement of the human body






15. Lying on back






16. On hands and knees






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






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






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






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






21. Opposite side






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






23. Situated on the same side






24. Injury to a ligament






25. Away from the midline of the body






26. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






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






30. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






32. What the athlete feels






33. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






36. Close to the body's surface






37. On hands and knees






38. Toward the midline of the body






39. Lying on side






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






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






42. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






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






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






48. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






49. Back of the body






50. Back of the body