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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 side






2. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






6. Situated on the same side






7. Lying on stomach






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






9. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






13. Away from the body's surface






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






15. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






16. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






17. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






19. Something done under the power of someone else






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






21. Away from the body's surface






22. Palm






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






24. Lying on side






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






26. What the athlete feels






27. Opposite side






28. Somthing done under own power






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






30. Lying on back






31. Pertaining to one side






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






33. Close to the body's surface






34. The study of movement of the human body






35. Close to the body's surface






36. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






38. Movement away from the midline of the body






39. On hands and knees






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






41. Away from the midline of the body






42. Awareness of position or movement of the body or a body segment






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






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






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






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






47. Injury to a ligament






48. Something done under the power of someone else






49. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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