Sports Medicine Terminology Quiz

What does the term "abduction" refer to in sports medicine?

• Movement toward the body's midline

• Movement away from the body's midline

• Conducting toward a structure

• Situated inside

Which term describes the movement toward the head?

• Caudad

• Cephalad

• Distal

• Plantar

What is the definition of "dorsiflexion"?

• Bending backward

• Raising a body part

• Rotating outward away from the body's midline

• Situated below

In sports medicine, what does "lateral rotation" mean?

• Rotating inward toward the body's midline

• Rotating outward away from the body's midline

• Situated away from the body's midline

• Situated inside

What does "anterior" refer to in the context of sports medicine?

• The back surface of the body

• The front surface of the body

• Situated below

• Situated outside

What does the term "posterior to" mean in sports medicine?

• Situated in front

• Situated behind

• Situated above

• Situated below

What is the meaning of "pronation" in the context of hand movement?

• Turning the hand so the palm faces upward

• Turning the hand so the palm faces downward or backward

• Turning the hand so the palm faces sideways

• Turning the hand so the palm faces inward

In sports medicine, what does "prone" refer to?

• Lying horizontal, face up and flat on back

• Lying horizontal, face down and flat on belly

• Lying vertical, standing on feet

• Lying on the side

What does "proximal" mean in anatomical terms?

• Situated farthest from the point of origin

• Situated nearest the point of origin

• Situated at the midpoint

• Situated at the surface

How is "supination" defined in terms of hand movement?

• Turning the hand so that the palm faces forward or upward

• Turning the hand so that the palm faces downward

• Turning the hand so that the palm faces sideways

• Turning the hand so that the palm faces inward