Test 1 Deck Flashcards
(46 cards)
CDC % of Disability in the US
17%
Alternate name for muscle wasting/ atrophy
Sarcopenia
Alternate name for programmed cell death
Apoptosis
Prenatal number on neurons
Several; by the time you are born it’s mononeural
Theory of organization based on perception, affordances and picking a response
Dynamic Systems Theory
Which loss is greater: concentric or eccentric?
Concentric
Most flexible group of people?
Females and active older adults
Thumb movement percentage?
40% - 70% (60% is actual #)
Alternate name for the “growth plate” and where is it found?
Epiphyseal plate; Diaphysis
Skeletal maturity is described as what?
Closing of 2nd epiphyseal plate
Inside bone absorption is known as?
Appositional growth
How do you make a task easier?
Neo-bernstein model; decrease reaction time, make movement more efficient, make more task specific
(Novice, advanced, expert)
Head control onsets at what age?
4 months
What is the first functional movement pattern?
Sucking, swallowing & breathing
What is the reflex that makes birthing easier?
Positive Support
Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex
Onset Birth, Integrates 4-6 months, hand enters visual field at 2 months
Pediatric PT is derived from what theory?
Neural Maturationist
Fits and Posner stages of learning
cognitive (beginner), associative (intermediate), autonomous (Advanced)
What is the definition of motor development?
“change in motor behavior experienced over the lifespan”, both a process and a product
What practice pattern do children learn from best – mass, blocked, distributed, random?
Blocked
Moving a mouse on a computer screen is that an example of open or closed loop?
Adam’s closed loop theory
Adam’s open loop theory relies on __________
feedback
25) Sitting upright and being able to turn neck to track an object is what – dissociation, sequencing, overlapping?
Dissociation
Concurrent feedback can create dependency – what is true about concurrent feedback?
Faded is preferred