Exam 2- Exercise and activity Flashcards
(44 cards)
Abduction
Lateral movement away from midline
Adduction
lateral movement toward the midline
Circumduction
Turning in a circular motion
Flexion
State of being bent
Extension
State of being in a straight line
Hyperextension
Exaggerated extension, angle greater than 180 degrees
Dorflexion
Backward bending of hand or foot
Plantar flexion
Flexion of foot
Rotation
Turning on an axis
Internal rotation
body part turning on its axis towards the midline
External rotation
Body part turning on its axxis away from the midline
Pronation
Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is faces down
Supination
Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces upward
Inversion
Movement of the sole of the foot inward
Eversion
Movement of the sole of the foot outward
Opposition
Rotation of the thumb around its long access (to touch each finger tip)
Paresis
Weakness
Plegia
Paralysis
Rhonchi
Sibilant Rhonchi- High pitched wheezing
Sonorous- low pitched wheezing
Rales
Crackles
Orthopedics
Correction or prevent of disorders of body structures used in locomotion
An object is balanced when: (3)
Center of gravity is close to its base of support
the line of gravity goes through the base of support
the object has a wide base of support
Balance occurs when body is in alignment, what is this body position
Spread feet shoulder width, flex hips and knees
Fibrous Joint
Immovable- synarthrosis
example: Sutures between bones in skull