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






2. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






6. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






11. Lying on side with knees up






12. Lying on side






13. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






14. Lying on back






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






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






17. The study of movement of the human body






18. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






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






23. Away from the midline of the body






24. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






25. Something done under the power of someone else






26. Away from the body's surface






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






28. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






33. Back of the body






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






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






36. Toward the midline of the body






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






38. Injury to a ligament






39. Top surface of the foot






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






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






42. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






43. Somthing done under own power






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






45. Palm






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






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






48. Pertaining to one side






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






50. Toward the midline of the body