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CATA Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports
Ans: I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know
it?
Ans: Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic
sport in the United States in the late 19th century
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Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by
writing the first major text on athletic training & care of
athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917?
Ans: Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to
treat injured athletes, and were instrumental in the
development of the athletic training profession and
education of athletic training students?
Ans: Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association
(NATA) established?
Ans: 1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA?
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Ans: To establish professional standards for the
athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic
therapist?
Ans: College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ?
Ans: Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________
Ans: Any physically active individual participating in
recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of
specialized aspects that relate to either performance
enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the
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following professions would be most related to performance
enhancement?
Ans: Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to
injury care & management?
Ans: Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has
defined sports medicine as multidisciplinary and includes
which of the following phenomena associated with exercise
& sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
CATA Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports
Ans: I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know
it?
Ans: Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic
sport in the United States in the late 19th century
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Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by
writing the first major text on athletic training & care of
athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917?
Ans: Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to
treat injured athletes, and were instrumental in the
development of the athletic training profession and
education of athletic training students?
Ans: Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association
(NATA) established?
Ans: 1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA?
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Ans: To establish professional standards for the
athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic
therapist?
Ans: College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ?
Ans: Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________
Ans: Any physically active individual participating in
recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of
specialized aspects that relate to either performance
enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the
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following professions would be most related to performance
enhancement?
Ans: Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to
injury care & management?
Ans: Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has
defined sports medicine as multidisciplinary and includes
which of the following phenomena associated with exercise
& sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
