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Glossary Flashcards

1
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A movement of the limb away from the midline or median plane of the body, along the frontal plane.

A

abduction

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2
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A rounded cavity on the right and left lateral slides of the pelvic bone

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acetabulum

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3
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The movement of a limb toward the body midline

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adduction

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4
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A technique used to detect fluid, or to examine or detect floating body structures

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ballottement

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5
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Small, synovial-fluid-filled sacs that protect ligaments from friction

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bursae

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6
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Heel bone

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calcaneus

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7
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Bones joined from cartilage

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cartilaginous joint

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8
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The movement in which a limb describes a cone in space: while the distal ends of the limb moves in a circle, the joint itself moves only slightly in the joint cavity.

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circumduction

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9
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The movement in which the elevated part is moved downward to its original position

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Depression

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10
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A displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical joint

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Dislocation

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11
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Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin

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Dorsiflexion

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12
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A lifting or moving superiorly along a frontal space

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elevation

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13
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A movement in which the sole of the foot is turned laterally

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Eversion

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14
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A movement that increases the angle between the articulating bone

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Extension

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15
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Bones joined by fibrous tissue

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Fibrous joint

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16
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A bending movement that decreases the angle of the joint and brings the articulating bones together

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Flexion

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17
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A partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone due to trauma

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Fracture

18
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The simplest type of joint movements

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Gliding

19
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One flat bone surface glides or slips over another similar surface.

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Gliding

20
Q

The bones are merely displaced in relation to another

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Gliding

21
Q

The great toe is abnormally adducted at the metatarsophalangeal joint

A

hallux valgus

22
Q

A bending of the joint beyond 180 degrees

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Hyperextension

23
Q

A movement in which the sole of the foots is turned medially

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Inversion

24
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Also known as Articulation

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Joints

25
Q

The point where two or more bones met

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Joints

26
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An exaggerated thoracic dorsal curve that causes asymmetry between the sides of the posterior thorax

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Kyphosis

27
Q

An exaggerated lumbar curve that compensates for pregnancy, obesity, or other skeletal changes.

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Lordosis

28
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The movement of touching the thumb to the tips of the other finger of the same hand

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opposition

29
Q

Extension of the angle pointing the toes

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Plantar flexion

30
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Movement of the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly or inferiorly

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Pronation

31
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A nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane

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Protraction

32
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A nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane

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Rotation

33
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The turning movement of a bone around its own long axis

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Rotation

34
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The spine curves to the right or left, causing an exaggerated thoracic convexity to one side

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Scoliosis

35
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A stretching or tearing of the capsule or ligament of a joint due to forced movement beyond the joint’s normal range

A

Sprain

36
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A partial muscle tearing resulting from overstretching or overuse of the muscle

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Strain

37
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A partial dislocation of the head of the radius which occurs commonly when adults dangle children from their hands or remove their clothes forcibly

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Subluxation

38
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Movement of the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly or superiorly

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Supination

39
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Bones separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity

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Synovial joint

40
Q

Tough fibrous bands that attach muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle

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Tendon

41
Q

Gout related hard nodules that may appear over the joint

A

Tophi

Health Assessment LEC (23 decks)

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