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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. Injury to a ligament






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






3. Pertaining to the front of the body






4. Situated on the same side






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






6. Situated on the same side






7. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






8. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






11. Somthing done under own power






12. On hands and knees






13. Injury to a ligament






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






15. Palm






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






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






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






19. Somthing done under own power






20. What the athlete feels






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






22. Palm






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






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






25. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






26. Away from the body's surface






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






28. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






31. Top surface of the foot






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






33. What the athlete feels






34. Bottom surface of the foot






35. Lying on side with knees up






36. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






40. Movement toward the midline of the body






41. Pertaining to one side






42. Away from the body's surface






43. Something done under the power of someone else






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






45. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






47. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






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






49. Lying on side with knees up






50. Back of the body