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






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






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






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






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






6. Away from the midline of the body






7. Bottom surface of the foot






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






9. Away from the body's surface






10. Top surface of the foot






11. Opposite side






12. Palm






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






14. Injury to a ligament






15. Movement toward the midline of the body






16. Toward the midline of the body






17. Toward the midline of the body






18. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






21. Something done under the power of someone else






22. Somthing done under own power






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






24. What the athlete feels






25. Situated on the same side






26. The study of movement of the human body






27. Close to the body's surface






28. Back of the body






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






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






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






32. Pertaining to the front of the body






33. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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






37. Lying on side






38. What the athlete feels






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






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






41. Pertaining to the front of the body






42. Situated on the same side






43. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






45. Top surface of the foot






46. Something done under the power of someone else






47. The movement of a limb in a circular pattern (the thumb does this)






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






49. Bottom surface of the foot






50. Movement toward the midline of the body