Ch32 Key Terms - Adaptive Athletes

Question 1

A person with disabilities participating in competitive or recreational sports.

Answer 1

Adaptive athlete

Question 2

A behavioral syndrome that causes short attention span, impulsive behavior, and restlessness.

Answer 2

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Question 3

Abnormal function of the nervous system associated with spinal cord injuries; can lead to dangerously high blood pressure.

Answer 3

Autonomic dysreflexia

Question 4

A molded bucket seat mounted on two skis (with or without a suspension system).

Answer 4

Bi-ski

Question 5

The seat of a sit-ski, handcycle, or hockey sled in which the adaptive athlete is secured.

Answer 5

Bucket

Question 6

A small, surgically implanted electronic device for deaf persons that works like an artificial human cochlea in the inner ear, helping to send sound from the ear to the brain.

Answer 6

Cochlear implant

Question 7

Impairment of brain function that limits the ability to process information and reach reasoned conclusions.

Answer 7

Cognitive disability

Question 8

Impairment of information processing that makes learning new information difficult.

Answer 8

Dyslexia

Question 9

Inability to express speech normally.

Answer 9

Expressive aphasia

Question 10

An adaptive skier with two legs who also uses two outriggers.

Answer 10

Four-track adaptive skier

Question 11

A trained person who assists an adaptive athlete (such as a blind skier or a bi-skier) in the field.

Answer 11

Guide

Question 12

A molded bucket seat mounted on suspension bindings to a single ski.

Answer 12

Mono-ski

Question 13

A pouch worn over the stoma created by an ostomy to collect stool or urine.

Answer 13

Ostomy bag

Question 14

Adaptive ski poles with snort ski tips attached to crutch-like handles that are used by three-track and tour-track adaptive skiers to assist with balance and agility.

Answer 14

Outrigger

Question 15

People who do not have use of the legs from paralysis caused by illness or injury; the loss is usually sensory and motor.

Answer 15

Paraplegics

Question 16

An artificial device designed to replace a missing or impaired part of the body; also called an artificial limb.

Answer 16

Prosthetic

Question 17

People who do not nave use of the legs and arms from paralysis caused by illness or injury.

Answer 17

Quadriplegics

Question 18

A device consisting of a “bucket” or seat in which the adaptive skier sits. It has one or two skis attached to the bucket.

Answer 18

Sit-ski

Question 19

A device that attaches to the front of each ski and holds the skis a fixed distance apart, so that the tips do not cross or spread apart.

Answer 19

Ski bra

Question 20

A bar placed under the heels of adaptive skiers to keep the rear of the skis separated and fixed. Otten used in conjunction with ski tip tethers to facilitate a stable wedge ski position.

Answer 20

Ski spreader

Question 21

A device that attaches to skis and utilizes a waist harness and arm rests to help support an adaptive skier in a standing position

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Ski stander

Question 22

A flat board that is used to help an adaptive athlete transfer to or from a wheelchair.

Answer 22

Sliding board

Question 23

A device like a walker with small ski tips attached that allows a standing adaptive skier to snuffle on the snow.

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Snow slider

Question 24

A surgical port created in the body by surgery to allow the elimination of stool or urine. For ostomies, it is located on the abdomen and is dark pink in color. A pouch (ostomy bag) is worn over the stoma to collect stool or urine.

Answer 24

Stoma

Question 25

A strap used by adaptive ski guides to help control the speed and direction of adaptive skiers.

Answer 25

Tether

Question 26

An adaptive skier using one ski with two outriggers.

Answer 26

Three-track adaptive skier

Question 27

A skier who uses two skis without outriggers.

Answer 27

Two-track adaptive skier