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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 the front of the body






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






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






4. Palmar aspect of the wrist and hand (back of hand)






5. Lying on side with knees up






6. Injury to a ligament






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






8. Palm






9. Back of the body






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






11. Lying on stomach






12. Away from the body's surface






13. Palm






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






15. Bottom surface of the foot






16. Lying on back






17. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






20. Situated on the same side






21. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






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






24. Toward the midline of the body






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






26. Opposite side






27. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






30. What the athlete feels






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






32. Lying on back






33. Away from the midline of the body






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






35. Pertaining to one side






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






37. On hands and knees






38. Toward the midline of the body






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






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






41. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Lying on side with knees up






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






50. Away from the midline of the body