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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 lack of symmetry of sides of the body






2. Pertaining to one side






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






4. Lying on back






5. Lying on stomach






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






7. Situated on the same side






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






9. Top surface of the foot






10. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






13. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






16. Lying on side with knees up






17. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






18. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






20. The study of movement of the human body






21. Something done under the power of someone else






22. On hands and knees






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






24. Situated on the same side






25. Injury to a ligament






26. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






31. Palm






32. The study of movement of the human body






33. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






37. What the athlete feels






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






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






40. Pertaining to the front of the body






41. Back of the body






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






43. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






46. Away from the midline of the body






47. Lying on stomach






48. Pertaining to the front of the body






49. Movement away from the midline of the body






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