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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. Lying on stomach






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






3. Somthing done under own power






4. Opposite side






5. Palm






6. Somthing done under own power






7. What the athlete feels






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






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






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






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






12. The study of movement of the human body






13. Movement away from the midline of the body






14. Top surface of the foot






15. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






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






18. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






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






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






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






22. Lying on side with knees up






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






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






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






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






27. Away from the body's surface






28. Away from the body's surface






29. Movement toward the midline of the body






30. Top surface of the foot






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






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






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






34. Bottom surface of the foot






35. Movement toward the midline of the body






36. Bottom surface of the foot






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






38. On hands and knees






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






40. Movement away from the midline of the body






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






42. The study of movement of the human body






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






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






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






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






47. On hands and knees






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






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






50. Pertaining to one side