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






2. Bottom surface of the foot






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






4. Injury to a ligament






5. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






9. Away from the midline of the body






10. Close to the body's surface






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






12. Back of the body






13. Away from the body's surface






14. Top surface of the foot






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






16. Lying on side with knees up






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






18. On hands and knees






19. Away from the midline of the body






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






21. Something done under the power of someone else






22. Movement away from the midline of the body






23. Pertaining to one side






24. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






27. Opposite side






28. Palm






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






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






31. Lying on side






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






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






34. Movement toward the midline of the body






35. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






40. Back of the body






41. On hands and knees






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






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






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






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






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






47. Situated on the same side






48. What the athlete feels






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






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