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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. One point - or structure - being higher than another






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






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






4. Lying on back






5. Lying on stomach






6. Lying on side with knees up






7. Lying on side






8. Somthing done under own power






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






10. Lying on side with knees up






11. Close to the body's surface






12. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






14. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






17. Movement toward the midline of the body






18. Back of the body






19. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






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






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






24. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






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






27. On hands and knees






28. Palm






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






30. Bottom surface of the foot






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






32. Situated on the same side






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






34. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






40. Toward the midline of the body






41. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






43. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






46. What the athlete feels






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






48. Lying on side






49. Bottom surface of the foot






50. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon