Mobility Flashcards
General term used when referring to the muscles and the skeleton.
Musculoskeletal
Flexible connective tissue that coats bony areas, allowing them to glide over each other and absorbs shock.
Cartilage
Nonflexible fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
Tendon
Flexible fibrous connective tissue that attaches bones to bone
Ligaments
Fluid-filled capsules that connect bones and enable movement
Synovial joints
Nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord, which regulates the responses of the body to external stimuli.
Peripheral nervous system
Feedback from sensory receptors to coordinate, balance, and fine-tune body positioning and movement.
proprioception
Combined effort from the musculoskeletal and nervous systems to maintain posture, alignment, and balance.
Body mechanics
The positioning held by the various parts of the body while performing activities or during rest
Body alignment
Study of body mechanics in relation to the demand and design of the work environment and the equipment used.
Ergonomics
The capacity to move about without restrictions.
Mobility
The process of bone breakdown and replacement that occurs throughout a lifespan.
Remodeling
Loss of skeletal mass, density, and strength caused by immobility.
Disuse osteoporosis
Fractures that occur following stress on a bone that would not typically result in a break.
Fragility fractures
Become smaller and weaker often from disuse.
Atrophy
Loss of lean muscle caused by immobility.
Sarcopenia
An abnormal fixation of a joint due to changes in muscles and connective tissue.
Joint contractures
A type of joint contracture that results in the foot and toes permanently pointing downward.
Foot drop.
Atrophy of the heart muscle that results in a decreased amount of blood being ejected from the heart during contraction.
Cardiac deconditioning
A decrease in blood pressure that occurs upon standing, especially from a lying or sitting position. A significant drop in the blood pressure caused by a change in position.
Orthostatic hypotension
A condition that reuslts from a blood clot inside a deep vein, usually within the extremities.
A Deep vein thrombosis
An obstruction of blood flow in a pulmonary artery due to the movement of blood clot from an extremity to the lungs.
Pulmonary embolism
Collapse of airways and small sections of the lung as a result of shallow breathing. The collapssing of the lung during expansion.
Atelectasis
An infection in the lung tissue.
Pneumonia
