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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. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






5. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






6. Back of the body






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






8. Situated on the same side






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






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






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






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






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






14. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






15. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






21. Movement toward the midline of the body






22. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






25. The study of movement of the human body






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






27. What the athlete feels






28. Injury to a ligament






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






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






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






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






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






34. Injury to a ligament






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






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






37. On hands and knees






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






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






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






41. Away from the body's surface






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. Bottom surface of the foot






45. Bottom surface of the foot






46. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






48. Toward the midline of the body






49. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






50. Lying on back