VSOHA APPK unit 1

Question 1

Fascia

Answer 1

Is the tough, pliable connective tissue that covers, divides and supports all structures of the body

Question 2

Anatomy

Answer 2

The science of structure and the relationship among these structures

Question 3

Pathology

Answer 3

The science of the structural changes caused by disease

Question 4

Physiology

Answer 4

The science of functions (how the body parts work)

Question 5

Kinesiology

Answer 5

The study of how the body moves

Question 6

Sagittal

Answer 6

Divides the body into left and right halves

Question 7

Frontal or Coronal

Answer 7

Divides the body into front and back

Question 8

Transverse

Answer 8

Divides the body into upper and lower portions

Question 9

Long bone

Answer 9

Longer than it is wide

Question 10

Short bone

Answer 10

Sometimes called ‘cuboid’ cube shaped

Question 11

Flat bone

Answer 11

Flat bones that protect the vital organs

Question 12

Irregular bone

Answer 12

Any bone that doesn’t fit into the other categories

Question 13

Axial skeleton

Answer 13

Is the skeletons center and includes the cranium, vertebral column, ribs, sternum. (Cannot live without)

Question 14

Appendicular

Answer 14

Is the part of the skeleton composed of arms and legs, including the pelvis. (Can live without)

Question 15

Excitability

Answer 15

The ability to receive and respond to stimuli

Question 16

Contractility

Answer 16

The ability for muscles to contract

Question 17

Extensibility

Answer 17

The ability to stretch beyond its normal resting length

Question 18

Elasticity

Answer 18

The ability to return to its normal resting length, shape and size

Question 19

Skeletal muscle

Answer 19

Found in skeletal muscles. Voluntary and striated.

Question 20

Smooth muscle

Answer 20

Found in internal organs and blood vessels. Involuntary and non-striated.

Question 21

Cardiac muscle

Answer 21

Found in the heart. Involuntary and striated.

Question 22

Tendons

Answer 22

Attach muscle to bone

Question 23

Ligaments

Answer 23

Attach bone to bone

Question 24

Cyt/Cyte

Answer 24

Cell

Question 25

Homeo/Homo

Answer 25

Unchanging

Question 26

ism

Answer 26

Condition or state

Question 27

osis

Answer 27

Condition or disease

Question 28

soma/somato

Answer 28

body

Question 29

trans

Answer 29

across

Question 30

itis

Answer 30

Something is inflamed

Question 31

oma

Answer 31

Tumor

Question 32

penia

Answer 32

Deficiency

Question 33

asis/asia

Answer 33

Condition or state of...

Question 34

Atoms

Answer 34

The smallest unit of matter

Question 35

Molecules

Answer 35

Combine to make our cells

Question 36

Cells

Answer 36

The basic unit of structure and functions

Question 37

Tissues

Answer 37

Cells combine to form tissues

Question 38

Epithelial tissues

Answer 38

Covers, lines and protects

Question 39

Connective tissues

Answer 39

most abundant

Question 40

Nervous

Answer 40

Sensitive to stimuli. Converts nerve impulses

Question 41

Organs

Answer 41

Structures that are composed of two or more types of tissue

Question 42

Systems

Answer 42

A group of related functions with a common function

Question 43

Organisms

Answer 43

All systems of the body are interrelated and function together making an organism = us

Question 44

4 cavities

Answer 44

Cranial cavity Thoracic cavity Abdominal cavity Pelvic cavity

Question 45

Homeostasis

Answer 45

The condition of equilibrium

Question 46

4 steps to assessment

Answer 46

Ask questions Visual Palpate Take notes

Question 47

Indicated

Answer 47

Safe to do body work

Question 48

Contraindicated

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A symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment inadvisable because it may be harmful

Question 49

General

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When a condition affects the whole body

Question 50

Locally

Answer 50

When a condition affects a specific region or body part

Question 51

Caution

Answer 51

Pathologies that may be treated with caution