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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. Somthing done under own power






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






3. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






4. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






8. What the athlete feels






9. Movement away from the midline of the body






10. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






11. On hands and knees






12. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






14. Opposite side






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






16. Lying on side with knees up






17. Palm






18. Top surface of the foot






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






20. Close to the body's surface






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






22. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






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






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






27. Movement toward the midline of the body






28. What the athlete feels






29. Toward the midline of the body






30. Something done under the power of someone else






31. Lying on back






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






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






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






35. Pertaining to one side






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






37. Toward the midline of the body






38. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






40. Something done under the power of someone else






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






42. Close to the body's surface






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






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






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






46. Away from the midline of the body






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






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






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






50. Situated on the same side