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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. Palm






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






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






4. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






5. What the athlete feels






6. Lying on side






7. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






8. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






9. Lying on side






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






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






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






13. Something done under the power of someone else






14. Lying on side with knees up






15. Bottom surface of the foot






16. Situated on the same side






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






18. Injury to a ligament






19. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






22. Opposite side






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






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






25. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






30. Somthing done under own power






31. Lying on back






32. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






34. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






36. Toward the midline of the body






37. Top surface of the foot






38. Lying on side with knees up






39. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






42. Lying on stomach






43. Pertaining to one side






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






45. Situated on the same side






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






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






48. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






49. Toward the midline of the body






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