Crossword Flashcards
Sense organs sensitive to specific types of stimuli
Receptors
Can serve as the integration center in a feedback loop
Brain
This health and wellness approach is guided by the principle that the physical body, cognitive process (mind), and emotional or spiritual aspects are inseperable parts of a whole and integrated person
Holisitic
The most common homeostatic feedback loop
Negative
These regional or bodywide manual therapy effects are mediated by celular, circulatory and/or nervous system functions
Systemic
A group of tissues working together to accomplish specific tasks
Organ
A level of internal stability or balance
Homeostasis
A living thing that functions as a whole
Organism
Any internal or external change in the environment
Stimulus
Patterned and purposeful application of touch and/or movement with therapeutic intent
Manual
A possitive change in health or well-being caused by manual therapy regardless of the particular form utilized
Benefit
Study of the body’s functional process
Physiology
Group of like cells working together
Tissue
Manual therapy effects that create physical changes such as stretching or loosening
Structural
Target cell, tissue, or organ that responds to a specific stimulus
Effector
