Coach Tropp

Vocabulary List #4 test on Friday 10/9.

Sports Medicine Vocabulary List # 4

1. Hyperextension- extreme stretching out of a body part.
2. Concentric contraction- the muscle shortens while contracting against resistance.
3. Eccentric contraction- the muscle lengthens while contracting against resistance.
4. Genu valgum- bending inward of the lower joint; knock knee.
5. Genu varum- bending outward of the lower joint; bow legs.
6. Meniscus- a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint.
7. Subluxation- a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
8. Chondromalacia- degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
9. Proprioceptors- organs within the body that provide the athlete with an awareness of where the body is in space.
10. Kinesthesis- the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.

Vocabulary List #3 test on Friday 10/2.

Sports Medicine Vocabulary List # 3

1. ambulation- move or walk from place to place
2. anaphylaxis- an immediate transient allergic reaction resulting in swelling of tissues and dilation of capillaries
3. bursitis- inflammation of a bursa, especially those bursa located between bony prominences and a muscle or tendon, such as those of the shoulder or knee
4. circumduct- act of moving a limb such as the arm or hip in a circular motion
5. ecchymosis- black and blue skin discoloration due to hemorrhage
6. keloid- an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a wound of the skin
7. spondylolisthesis- forward slipping of a vertebral body, usually a lumbar vertebrae
8. sciatica- inflammatory condition of the sciatic nerve, commonly associated with peripheral nerve root compression
9. orthotic- a custom-designed insert that can be placed in the shoe and worn to correct a variety of biomechanical abnormalities that can potentially lead to injury.

10.  necrosis- death of tissue

Vocabulary List # 2 for the week of 9/21 test on Friday 9/25

Sports Medicine Vocabulary List # 2

1. Ossification-the gradual replacement of cartilage and its intercellular substance by immature bone cells and calcium deposits.
2. Sinus-a hollow cavity within a bone
3. Periosteum-is a strong fibrous vascular membrane that covers the surface of a long bone, except at the end of the epiphyses.
4. Trochanter-large process on the femur for attachment of muscles.
5. Tuberosity-large rounded process on many bones for attachment of muscles or tendons.
6. Condyle-rounded, knuckle-like process at a joint.
7. Fossa-shallow cavity in or on a bone.
8. Foramen-opening for blood vessels and nerves
9. Fissure-a narrow, deep, slit-like opening.
10. Sulcus-a groove or furrow.