SN3 Flashcards
(38 cards)
akinesia DEF
loss of voluntary movement
ankylosis DEF
stiffening and immobility joint BC fusion of bones
ataxia DEF
poor balance/ muscle quivering
athetosis DEF
slow constant involuntary movement
bradykinesia DEF
slowness of movement
diplegia DEF
double vision
flaccidity DEF
lacking force/ grow weak
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of body
kyphosis
hunch back
lordosis
inward curve of spine/ abdomen protrude
muscle atrophy
muscle waste away
myopathy
disease of muscle tissue
orthosis
device used to correct deformity
palsy
paralysis and involuntary tremors
paralysis
cant move
paraplegia
use of upper body
paresis
muscle weakness from nerve damage or disease
parkinsonism
disorder of central nervous system; affects movement and tremors
polyarthritis
arthritis involves 5 or more joints simultaneously
quadriplegia
numb from neck down
rigidity
cant bend
sclerosis
abnormal hardening of body tissue
scoliosis
sideways curvature of spine
spasticity
muscles continuously contracted