Vocab For Quiz 4 Flashcards
Cranial Nerves
Part of the peripheral nervous system. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
Peripheral Nervous System
Cranial and spinal nerves and their branches.
Central Nervous System
Brain and spinal cord
Cerebral palsy
Caused by a lack of oxygen to parts of a fetus’ brain before or during birth
Flexor halluces brevis
Action: flexes
Location: big toe
Size: short
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Acute and chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissues particularly in the joints.
Myasthenia Gravis
Autoimmune disorder with abnormal and rapid fatigue of the muscles of the face, where there is drooping of the eyelids.
Ptosis
Drooping
Comminuted fracture
Bone is crushed into several small pieces.
Abduction
Moving a body part towards the midline of the body
Fibromyalgia
Pain located at specific hyperiritable trigger points in the muscles of the neck back or hips
Dupuytren’s contracture
Progressive disease in which collagen fibers in the fascia in the palm of the hand become thickened and shortened
Amputation
Procedure to remove all or part of an extremity because of trauma, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes mellitus.
Myoclonus
Condition of rapid contracting and relaxing of the muscle
Talipes equinovarus
Congenital deformity in which the foot is pulled downward and toward the midline.
AKA Clubfoot
