PHYSIO Flashcards
Medicare physio
-covered if in public hospital or chronic disease management plan
- no otherwise
PBS physio
N/A
PHI physio
-may cover cost of appt. Depending on level of cover
What systems physio
Muscular, skeletal, nervous
Role physio
Prevent disease and disability through exercise and movement
Nervous system structure
-CNS
-PNS
-Afferent
-efferent
Function of nervous system
To send and receive messages from stimuli and initiate response
Afferent meaning
Body(stimuli) to brain via sensory neurons
Efferent meaning
Brain to body(response) via motor neurons
Muscular system structure
Skeletal muscles that are striated(stripy/ contract for movement to occur) and voluntary( can be controlled)
Muscular system function
Bones provide a site for muscles to attach to. Muscles pull on bones to produce movement
Skeletal system functions
-protection, movement, production RBC, boundary, mineral storage
Joints function
To allow movement by connecting bones to bones via ligament
Articular cartilage describe
Glassy smooth
Covers ends of bones in joint
Meniscus describe
Wedge of white fibrocartilage
Between adjacent bone ends