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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. Away from the midline of the body






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






3. Injury to a ligament






4. Top surface of the foot






5. Opposite side






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






7. Pertaining to one side






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






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






10. Close to the body's surface






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






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






13. Something done under the power of someone else






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






15. Lying on back






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






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






18. Top surface of the foot






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






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






21. Lying on side






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






23. What the athlete feels






24. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






25. Opposite side






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






27. Back of the body






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






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






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






31. Pertaining to one side






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






33. Situated on the same side






34. Situated on the same side






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






36. What the athlete feels






37. Lying on back






38. Back of the body






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






40. Toward the midline of the body






41. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






43. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






47. Close to the body's surface






48. Palm






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






50. Somthing done under own power