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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. Top surface of the foot






2. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






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






5. On hands and knees






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






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






8. Pertaining to one side






9. Pertaining to the front of the body






10. On hands and knees






11. Lying on stomach






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






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






14. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






15. Pertaining to the cause of the condition






16. Palm






17. Pertaining to the front of the body






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






19. The study of movement of the human body






20. Something done under the power of someone else






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






22. Lying on back






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Injury to a ligament






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






33. Situated on the same side






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






35. Close to the body's surface






36. Situated on the same side






37. Away from the midline of the body






38. Away from the body's surface






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






40. Top surface of the foot






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






42. The study of movement of the human body






43. Lying on stomach






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






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






46. Bottom surface of the foot






47. Away from the body's surface






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






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






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