ATI: Ambulation, Transferring, Range of Motion

Question 1

Abduction

Answer 1

Movement away from the midline of the body

Question 2

Active Range of Motion

Answer 2

The process whereby a patient puts a joint through its full extent of movement

Question 3

Adduction

Answer 3

Movement toward the midline of the body

Question 4

Assistive Device

Answer 4

An object or piece of equipment designed to help a patient with activities of daily living, such as a cane, eyeglasses, or a hearing aid

Question 5

Atrophy

Answer 5

Decrease in size, wasting away, or progressive decline of a body part or tissue

Question 6

Base of Support

Answer 6

The space between the feet that bears the weight of the body

Question 7

Body Mechanics

Answer 7

the coordinated effort of muscles, bones, and the nervous system to maintain balance, posture, and alignment during movement, especially bending, lifting, and walking

Question 8

Center of Gravity

Answer 8

the point at which a body’s entire weight is concentrated so that, if supported at this point, the body would remain in equilibrium in any position

Question 9

Circumduction

Answer 9

Circular movement of a limb or of the eye

Question 10

Contracture

Answer 10

a deformity that results from abnormal shortening of muscle tissue, making the muscle highly resistant to stretching

Question 11

Crutch Gait

Answer 11

method of walking with crutches (artificial supports made of wood or metal and used to assist with walking) that involves alternately bearing weight on one or both legs and on the crutches

Question 12

Dangling

Answer 12

sitting on the side of the bed with the legs suspended freely from the knees

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

Farthest from the origin of a part

Question 14

Dorsal

Answer 14

directed toward or situated on the back surface

Question 15

Dorsiflexion

Answer 15

Upward bending of the toes and the foot

Question 16

Eversion

Answer 16

turning of a body part away from the body’s midline

Question 17

External Rotation

Answer 17

outward rotation (turning around an axis) of a joint

Question 18

Flexion

Answer 18

movement that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones; bending of a limb

Question 19

Gait

Answer 19

the pattern of how a person walks

Question 20

Gait Belt

Answer 20

a device, usually a strap of cotton webbing with a buckle, designed to be placed around a patient’s waist to assist with transferring and ambulating the patient

Question 21

Hyperextension

Answer 21

movement of a body part beyond its usual resting and extended position

Question 22

Hypertrophy

Answer 22

increase in the volume of a tissue or organ produced entirely by enlargement of existing cells

Question 23

Lateral Flexion

Answer 23

The act of bending to one side

Question 24

Partial Weight Bearing

Answer 24

being able to support some percentage of the body’s weight (mass, load), such as 30% to 50%

Question 25

Passive Range of Motion

Answer 25

the process of putting a joint through its full extent of movement by someone other than the patient

Question 26

Plantar Flexion

Answer 26

Bending the toes and the foot downward

Question 27

Pronation

Answer 27

movement of a body part so that its front or ventral surface faces downward

Question 28

Prone

Answer 28

lying on the abdomen with the legs extended and the head turned to the side

Question 29

Proximal

Answer 29

Nearest to the origin of a part

Question 30

Rotation

Answer 30

the process of turning around an axis

Question 31

Supination

Answer 31

movement of a body part so that its front or ventral surface faces upward

Question 32

Supine

Answer 32

lying on the back, usually slightly elevated with a small pillow

Question 33

Weight Bearing

Answer 33

being able to support some percentage of the body’s weight (mass, load), as in full weight bearing (able to support 100% of the body’s weight)