Vocab Flashcards
A scraping away of a portion of skin or mucous membrane
Abrasion
Movement away from the midline of the body
Abduction
A situation that makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely inadvisable
Absolute contraindication
The maximal amount of weightan individual can lift one time
Absolute strangth
1 rep max
The uptake of nutrients across a tissue or membrane by the gastrointestinal tract
Absorption
The physiologically adapt to an unfamiliar environment and acheive a new steady state
Acclimatize
A syndrome of the immune system caused by human immunodeficiency virus and characterized by opportunistic infection and disease
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Aids
An unforeseen blue and uncontrollable occurrence like a earthquake or flood that may cause injury
Act of god
Thin contractile protein of myosin til
Actin
The stage of thanks theoretical model o behavioral change during which an individual started a new behavior less than 6 months ago
Action
A stretching technique modeled after traditional strength training workout stet hes held very briefly in sets of a specified number of reps with a goal of isolating an individual muscle in each set
Active isolated stretching
Aid
Activities normally performed for hygiene bathing household chores walking shoppin an other similar activities
Activities of daily living
Adl
Descriptive of a condition that usually has a rapid onset and a relatively short and severe course
Acute
A sudden and severe coronary event that mimics a heart attack such as unstable angina
Acute coronary syndrome
Movement toward the midline of the body
Adduction
