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






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






3. Away from the body's surface






4. What the athlete feels






5. Lying on stomach






6. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






7. Back of the body






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






9. Palm






10. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






13. Something done under the power of someone else






14. Top surface of the foot






15. Opposite side






16. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Lying on side with knees up






25. On hands and knees






26. Situated on the same side






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






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






29. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






31. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






35. Situated on the same side






36. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






38. Lying on side






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






40. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






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






46. Lying on side with knees up






47. Close to the body's surface






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






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






50. Away from the midline of the body