Chapter 2: Listening to Learn 2 Flashcards
What means Abduction?
The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.
What means Adduction?
The movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
What means Adhesion?
A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally.
What means Atrophy?
Is weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures.
What means Circumdution?
The circular movement at the far end of a limb.
What means Electromyography?
A diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation.
What means Exercise Physiologist?
Is a specialist who works under physician supervision to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs, and administer medical tests to promote physical fitness.
What means Hemiparesis?
Is slight paralysis of one side of the body.
What means Hemiplegia?
Is the total paralysis of one side of the body.
What means Myasthenia Gravis?
A chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of the voluntary muscles.
What means Myoparesis?
A weakness or slight paralysis of the muscle.
What means Paralysis?
Is the loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movements in a muscle through disease or injury to its nerve supply.
What means Paraplegia?
Is the paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body.
What means Physiatrist?
A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
What means Pronation?
The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward.
