Unit 2 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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Frontal plane
A
- dividing body into front; back
2. coronal(crown of head) plane
2
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Sagital plane
A
- dividing body right and left
2. midsagital- median, equal
3
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Transverse plane
A
- upper; lower halves
2. horizontal plane
4
Q
Superior
A
Closer to the head or higher than another structure
5
Q
Inferior
A
Closer to the feet or lower than another structure
6
Q
Anterior
A
More in front
7
Q
Posterior
A
More in back
8
Q
Medical
A
Closer to midsagital (midline)
9
Q
Lateral
A
Away from the midsagital (midline)
10
Q
Distal
A
Further away from root
11
Q
Proximal
A
Closer to the root
12
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Superficial
A
Closer to the surface of the body
13
Q
Deep
A
Closer to the core of the body
14
Q
Ventral
A
Towards front or belly
15
Q
Dorsal
A
Towards the back
16
Q
Prone
A
Lying face down
17
Q
Supine
A
Lying face up
18
Q
Unilateral
A
Pertaining to one side of the body
19
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Bilateral
A
Pertaining to both sides of the body
20
Q
Flexion
A
Bending at the joint or decreasing
21
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Extension
A
Straightening at a joint or increasing
22
Q
Hyperextension
A
Excessive extension, beyond anatomical position
23
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Addiction
A
Moving toward midline
24
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Abduction
A
Moving away midline
25
Prontaion
Turning arm or foot downward
26
Supination
Turning arm or foot upward
27
Retraction
Moving part backward
28
Protraction
Moving part forward
29
Elevation
Raising a part
30
Depression
Lowering a part
31
Rotation
Turning on a single axis (head)
32
Circumduction
Tri-planar circular motion (shoulder, hip)
33
External rotation
Rotation away from midline (shoulder, hip)
34
Internal rotation
Rotation toward the midline (shoulder, hip)
35
Lateral flexion
Side-bending left or right
36
Inversion
Sole of foot turned inward (leads to sprain)
37
Eversion
Sole of foot turned outward
38
Dorsiflexion
Ankle movement (toes up to shin, flexing foot)
39
Plantarflexion
Pointing foot downward
40
Radical deviation
Wrists toward radios or lateral side
41
Ulnar deviation
Wrists toward ulna or medical side
42
Opposition
Thumb across palm of the hand
43
Abrasion
Minor wound; scraped or rubbed
44
Acclimatization
Adapt to unfamiliar environment
| Altitude or temp.
45
Aerobic
Loss of oxygen
| Long duration
46
Amnesia
Loss of memory; injury, shock, illness
47
Anaerobic
No oxygen
| Short in duration
48
Analgesic
Agent producing insensibility pain (pain relievers)
49
Articulation
A joint
50
Atrophy
Wasting away organ or tissue; injury, disease
51
Avulsion
Tearing or pulling away parts of structure
52
Bursa
Fluid-filled sac at joint; prevents friction
53
Bursitis
Inflammation of a bursa
54
Cartilage
Aristle-like padding; lies on/between bones
55
Chronic
Over long duration; recurrence
56
Acute
Sudden onset, abrupt
57
Constriction
Pinched off, made smaller than normal
58
Contraindicate
To advise against (the use of)
59
Contralateral
Opposite side
60
Contusion
A bruise; internal bleeding, tissue damage
61
Crepitus
Crackling sound or feeling
62
Cryotherapy
Treatment by use of cold
63
Cyanosis
Blue skin; lack of oxygen
64
Diagnosis
Name of condition or disease
65
Dilation
Being emerged
66
Dislocation
Displacement of bone
67
Ecchymosis
Bleeding beneath the skin
| Blue or purple
68
Edema
Swelling due to abnormal accumulation of fluid, cavities, or tissue
69
Effusion
Swelling in joint
70
Fracture
Break or crack in bone
71
Fracture types:
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Compression
Depressed
Simple
Compound
Greenstick
Longitudinal
Communited
Complete
Oblique
Transverse
Spiral
Impacted
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72
Hematoma
Blood blisters
73
Hydrotherapy
Treatment by water
74
Incision
Cut made surgically w/ sharp knife
75
Indicate
advise the use of
76
Inflammation
The body's reaction to injury; redness, swelling, heat, pain, & sometimes loss of function
77
Innervate
Supply with nerves
78
Joint laxity
Loosness of joint; loose ligaments (double jointed)
79
Laceration
Jagged cut or tear in skin
80
Ligament
Tissue that connects bone to bone
81
Mechanism of injury
Circumstance how injury occurred
82
Modality
Method you will use to heal injury
83
Palpation
Examination by touch
84
Point tenderness
Pain at sore spot of injury
85
Prognosis
Prediction of outcome of disease of injury
86
Proprioception
How body senses space
87
Range of motion
Movement around joint
| Central point
88
Reduction
To being back to normal position
89
Referred pain
Pain that occurs away from injury
90
Separation
Pulling apart of non-moveable joint
91
Shock
Fatal reaction to injury; cardiovascular system shuts down, no blood
92
Sprain
Stretching/tearing of ligaments
93
Strain
Stretching/tearing of muscles or tendons
94
Subluxation
Incomplete/ partial dislocation of joint
95
Tendon
Tissue that's connects
| muscle>bone
96
Thermotherapy
Treatment by the use of heat
97
Valgus
Limbs forced away from midline
| "Knocked-knees"
98
Varus
Limbs toward the midline
| "Bow-legged"
99
Vasoconstrictor
Agent causing construction or closing of blood vessels
100
Vasodilator
Agent causing dilation or opening of blood vessels
