Answers
Coach - Answer-Member of the sports medicine team; Responsible for first aid care of
athletes in the absence of an athletic trainer.
/.Athlete - Answer-Member of the sports medicine team; Should be well informed about
their injury and listen to their body to prevent re-injury.
/.Parents - Answer-Member of the sports medicine team; Important especially with
athletes who are minors.
/.Team Physician - Answer-Member of the sports medicine team; Assists the athletic
trainer in return to play decisions
/.Athletic Trainer - Answer-Member of the sports medicine team; Responsible for all
aspects of care of the injured athlete. Facilitates communication between all members
of the sports medicine team. -
/.Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) - Answer-Prevent, evaluate, care and rehabilitate
injuries.
/.Contact sport - Answer-Contact with the opponent is part of the sport, but is not part of
the actual intent of the sport and discouraged by the rules. Examples include basketball,
soccer, and wrestling
/.Noncontact sport - Answer-Players are physically separated from their opponent.
Examples include Volleyball, Tennis, and Cross Country running -
/.HIPAA - Answer-Medical information confidentiality law
/.Title IX - Answer-Gender equity law
/.SOAP - Answer-Proper documentation format; Subjective, Objective, Assessment,
Plan -
/.EAP - Answer-Plan detailing how to deal with an emergency. Includes location of
equipment and individual responsibilities. Specific for each sport and venue. -
/.Superior - Answer-Closer to the head or higher than another structure
/.Inferior - Answer-Closer to the feet or lower than another structure
, /.Anterior - Answer-More in front than another structure
/.Posterior - Answer-More in back than another structure
/.Medial - Answer-Closer to the midline than another structure
/.Lateral - Answer-Farther away from the midline than another structure
/.Distal - Answer-Further from the root of the limb (extremities only)
/.Proximal - Answer-Closer to the root of the limb (extremities only)
/.Superficial - Answer-Closer to the surface of the body than another structure
/.Deep - Answer-Closer to the core of the body than another structure
/.Ventral - Answer-Towards the belly/front
/.Dorsal - Answer-Towards the back
/.Prone - Answer-Lying face down
/.Supine - Answer-Lying face up
/.Unilateral - Answer-Pertaining to one side of the body
/.Bilateral - Answer-Pertaining to both sides of the body
/.Anatomical Position - Answer-Standing with the palms facing forward
/.Articulation - Answer-The site at which bones meet to form a joint
/.Bursa - Answer-A fluid-filled sac at a joint that prevents friction
/.Cartilage - Answer-Gristle-like padding that lies on or between bones
/.Ligament - Answer-Tissue that connects bone to bone
/.Tendon - Answer-Tissue that connects muscle to bone
/.Range of Motion - Answer-Movement of a joint around a central point (how much
motion occurs at a joint)
/.Reduction - Answer-To bring back to the normal position
/.Valgus - Answer-Distal aspect of limb forced away from the midline