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






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






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






4. Away from the midline of the body






5. Palm






6. Lying on side






7. Situated on the same side






8. Top surface of the foot






9. Bottom surface of the foot






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






11. Pertaining to one side






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






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






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






15. Bottom surface of the foot






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






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






18. Opposite side






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






20. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






22. Top surface of the foot






23. Somthing done under own power






24. Back of the body






25. Palm






26. An injury that occurs to a muscle or tendon






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






28. A lack of symmetry of sides of the body






29. Close to the body's surface






30. Something done under the power of someone else






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






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






33. Injury to a ligament






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






35. Lying on side






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






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






38. Lying on stomach






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






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






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






42. Lying on stomach






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






44. Movement toward the midline of the body






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






46. Away from the body's surface






47. Lying on back






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






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






50. Close to the body's surface