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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. Lying on stomach






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






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






4. Injury to a ligament






5. Somthing done under own power






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Situated on the same side






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






15. On hands and knees






16. Top surface of the foot






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






18. Lying on side






19. Lying on side with knees up






20. What the athlete feels






21. Top surface of the foot






22. Something done under the power of someone else






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






24. Lying on back






25. Lying on side






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






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






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






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






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






31. Close to the body's surface






32. On hands and knees






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






34. Injury to a ligament






35. Back of the body






36. Away from the midline of the body






37. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






38. The study of movement of the human body






39. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






44. Opposite side






45. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






49. Opposite side






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