Key terms Ch.5

Question 1

Movement away from an axis or from the median plane of the body; movement of a body part away from the middle of body

Answer 1

Abduction

Question 2

Movement towards an axis or toward the median plane of the body; movement of body part toward the middle of body

Answer 2

Adduction

Question 3

To become pale

Answer 3

Blanche

Question 4

State of unconsciousness

Answer 4

Comatose

Question 5

Shortening or tightening of the skin, muscle, fascia, or joint capsule that prevents normal movement or flexibility of the involved structure

Answer 5

Contracture

Question 6

Movement that increases or straightens the angle between two adjoining body parts or bones

Answer 6

Extension

Question 7

Outward turning or pivoting around an axis

Answer 7

External rotation (lateral)

Question 8

Flexion

Answer 8

Movement that decreases the angle between two adjoining body parts or bones

Question 9

Extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit

Answer 9

Hyperextension

Question 10

Internal rotation (medial)

Answer 10

Inward turning or pivoting around the axis

Question 11

Ischemia

Answer 11

deficiency of blood in a part of the body from function constriction or obstruction of blood vessel

Question 12

The protuberance of the ischium; inferior, distal portion of pelvis

Answer 12

Ischial tuberosity

Question 13

Maceration

Answer 13

softening of a solid by soaking

Question 14

Morphological changes indicative of cell death

Answer 14

Necrosis

Question 15

Occipital tuberosity

Answer 15

protuburance of occipital bone; posterior area of the skull

Question 16

Pelvic floor and associated structures occupying the pelvic outlet

Answer 16

Perineum

Question 17

Prone

Answer 17

lying face down on the ventral surface of body; on abdomen and chest

Question 18

Restraint (drug)

Answer 18

Medication used to control behavior or restrict patient’s freedom of movement that isn’t standard for pt’s medical or psychiatric condition

Question 19

Manual method, physical or mechanical device,material, or equipment that immoblizes or reduces the ability of a patient to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely

Answer 19

Restraint (physical)

Question 20

Reverse T position

Answer 20

when upper extremities are abducted to 90 degrees and EXTERNALLY rotated at the shoulders, with the elbows flexed to 90 degrees

Question 21

Involuntary confinement of person in a room or area where person is physically prevented from leaving

Answer 21

Seclusion

Question 22

Shear

Answer 22

Applied force that tends to cause an opposite, but parallel, sliding motion of the planes of an object; to subject to a shear force

Question 23

Spasiticity

Answer 23

Continued resistance to stretching by a muscle because of abnormally increased tension; muscle bounces back, rejecting touch

Question 24

Lying with the face upward, dorsal surface of body

Answer 24

Supine

Question 25

T position

Answer 25

Upper extremities are abducted to 90 degrees and internally rotated at shoulders with 90 degrees elbow flexion