Sports Medicine Vocabulary

What term would you use if a person is lying face down?

• supine

• prone

• supination

• pronation

The terms refer to pretaining to both sides of the body:

• bilateral

• unilateral

• contralateral

• multilateral

Turning the sole of the foot inward. Common term used when athlete sprains their ankle:

• inversion

• eversion

• planter flexion

• dorsiflexion

The term refers to pretaining to one side of the body

• bilateral

• unilateral

• multilateral

• lateral

This plane is dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions:

• frontal plane

• transverse/horizontal plane

• vertical plane

• sagittal/median plane

This is a vertical line which divides the body into a left section and a right section.

• frontal plane

• transverse/horizontal plane

• vertical plane

• sagittal/median plane

This is a horizontal line which divides the body into an superior and inferior section.

• frontal plane

• transverse/horizontal plane

• oblique plane

• sagittal/median plane

The term refers to the sole of the foot outward.

• inversion

• eversion

• plantar flexion

• dorsiflexion

The definition of the anatomical position is:

• standing erect with palms and feet forward

• standing erect w/palms facing back and feet facing forward

• lying supine w/ palms on the floor and feet in plantar flexion

• lying prone w/ palms on the floor and feet in dorsal flexion

Term refers to structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the body.

• inferior

• superior

• posterior

• anterior