Sports Medicine Midterm Study Guide
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary aim of sports medicine in athletic populations?
✔✔To keep athletes healthy and safely active
What term describes an injury caused by repeated stress over time?
✔✔Overuse injury
What does acute injury mean in sports medicine?
✔✔An injury that occurs suddenly
Which body system allows movement of the body?
✔✔Musculoskeletal system
What is the function of a tendon in movement?
✔✔To transmit force from muscle to bone
What structure stabilizes joints during movement?
✔✔Ligaments
What type of joint allows the greatest range of motion?
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,✔✔Ball-and-socket joint
What muscle action occurs when a muscle shortens?
✔✔Concentric contraction
What muscle action occurs when a muscle lengthens under tension?
✔✔Eccentric contraction
What does flexibility refer to?
✔✔Range of motion at a joint
What term describes the ability to maintain balance?
✔✔Stability
What is proprioception?
✔✔Awareness of body position in space
What does ROM stand for in sports medicine?
✔✔Range of motion
What is the main role of cartilage in joints?
✔✔To reduce friction and absorb shock
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, What type of tissue makes up skeletal muscles?
✔✔Striated muscle tissue
What is the purpose of warm-up exercises?
✔✔To prepare muscles and joints for activity
What does cool-down activity help prevent?
✔✔Muscle stiffness and soreness
What is delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)?
✔✔Muscle pain after unaccustomed exercise
What injury involves damage to a ligament?
✔✔Sprain
What injury involves damage to a muscle or tendon?
✔✔Strain
What does inflammation usually indicate after injury?
✔✔The body’s healing response
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary aim of sports medicine in athletic populations?
✔✔To keep athletes healthy and safely active
What term describes an injury caused by repeated stress over time?
✔✔Overuse injury
What does acute injury mean in sports medicine?
✔✔An injury that occurs suddenly
Which body system allows movement of the body?
✔✔Musculoskeletal system
What is the function of a tendon in movement?
✔✔To transmit force from muscle to bone
What structure stabilizes joints during movement?
✔✔Ligaments
What type of joint allows the greatest range of motion?
1
,✔✔Ball-and-socket joint
What muscle action occurs when a muscle shortens?
✔✔Concentric contraction
What muscle action occurs when a muscle lengthens under tension?
✔✔Eccentric contraction
What does flexibility refer to?
✔✔Range of motion at a joint
What term describes the ability to maintain balance?
✔✔Stability
What is proprioception?
✔✔Awareness of body position in space
What does ROM stand for in sports medicine?
✔✔Range of motion
What is the main role of cartilage in joints?
✔✔To reduce friction and absorb shock
2
, What type of tissue makes up skeletal muscles?
✔✔Striated muscle tissue
What is the purpose of warm-up exercises?
✔✔To prepare muscles and joints for activity
What does cool-down activity help prevent?
✔✔Muscle stiffness and soreness
What is delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)?
✔✔Muscle pain after unaccustomed exercise
What injury involves damage to a ligament?
✔✔Sprain
What injury involves damage to a muscle or tendon?
✔✔Strain
What does inflammation usually indicate after injury?
✔✔The body’s healing response
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