Chapter 23 Flashcards
Abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
Bursa
Sac of synovial fluid that help muscle tendons slide over bone
Calcaneus
Heel bone
Crepitation
Audible/palpable crunching/grating with movement
Intervertebral Discs
Cushion the vertebrae and allow it to absorb shock
Kyphosis
Hunchback
Ligament
Fibrous bands from bone to bone prevent undesirable movement
Lordosis
Swayback
Myalgia
Muscle pain and cramping
Osteoporosis
A condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily.
Phalen’s test
Test for carpal tunnel syndrome; patient holds hands back to back while flexing the wrist 90deg for 60sec
4 rotator cuff muscles
4 muscles of shoulder; supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
Scoliosis
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Sprain
Injury to a ligament
Synovial joint
Joint cavity separates bones, synovial fluid allows movement of joints
Tendon’s
Connect muscles to bones
Tinel’s sign
Way to detect irritated nerves. Light tap over nerve to elicit a tingling sensation
Circumduction
Moving arm in a circle around the shoulder
Protraction
Jaw forward and parallel to ground
Retraction
Jaw backward and parallel to ground
Elevation
Shoulder raising
Depression
Shoulder lowering
Subjective data for joints
Pain, stiffness, swelling, heat, redness, limitation of movement
Subjective data for muscles
Pain or cramping, weakness
Subjective data for bones
Pain, fracture, deformity, trauma