Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

SM Vocab 15

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
SUPERFICIAL WOUND   Refers to the surface, as in superficial injuries-those that do not go below the skin; An abrasion  
🗑
SUPERIOR   Towards the top or head, upper  
🗑
SUPINATION   Rotation of the arm away from the middle of the body; turning the palm of the hand upward  
🗑
SUPINE   Horizontal position of the body, lying on the back  
🗑
SUTURE   To stitch the skin or tissue in order to join the edges of a wound  
🗑
SYNCOPE   A faint due to cerebral anoxia (inadequate oxygen to brain)  
🗑
SYNOVITIS   An irritation to the synovial lining of a joint causing pain and discomfort but general no swelling or effusion  
🗑
SYSTOLIC BP   Force with which the blood is pushing against the artery walls when the ventricles are contracting  
🗑
TACHYCARDIA   An excessively fast heartbeat  
🗑
TENDON   A tough cord of band; dense, white, fibrous connective tissue connecting a muscle with some other part (bone), and transmitting the force exerted by the muscle  
🗑
TENDONITIS   Irritation, inflammation, and swelling of a tendon, caused by excessive use  
🗑
TETANUS   An infectious disease marked by painful tonic muscular contractions caused by the lockjaw bacillus; Players should be immunized against tetanus  
🗑
THERAPY   Treatment of an injury or disease  
🗑
THERMOTHERAPY   Treatment by use of heat –includes hot packs, analgesics, ultrasound and diathermy  
🗑
THORACIC   Relating to the thorax; especially the 12 vertebrae  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: SK Ath Med
Popular Sports Medicine sets