OSPE Flashcards
tone
resistance of muscle to strech
visual acuity
the ability of the eyes to identify 2 closely placed points as 2 disctinct points
MOTOR UNIT
the motor neuron and the muscle fibers supplied by it
motor unit potential
compound potential generated when motor unit is stimulated
PCV
volume of RBC in a given volume of blood
ESR
rate at which red cells sendiment when anticoagulanted blood is allowed to stand in a vertical tube
bleeding time
the time in minutes from onset of bleeding from a wound to arrest of bleeding
clotting time
time fr onset of bleeding to clot formation
Tm
max amount of substrate reabsorbed per min
tubular load/filter load
amount of substance entering renal tubule by glomerular filtration per unit time
excretion rate
amount of subs that appears in urine per unit time