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Quiz 7 - Abdomen Flashcards

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Aneurysm

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Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect

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Anorexia

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Loss of appetite for food

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Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension

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Borborygmi

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Loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyper peristalsis; occurs with early bowel obstruction

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Bruit

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Blowing, swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope

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Cecum

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First or proximal part of large intestine

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Costal margin

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Lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs

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Costoverterbral angle (CVA)

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Angle formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney

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Diastasis recti

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Midline longitudinal ridge in the abdomen, a separation of abdominal rectus muscles

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Epigastrium

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Name of abdominal region between the costal margins

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hernia

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Abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal musculature

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Inguinal ligament

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Ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior iliac spine, forming lower border of abdomen

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Linea alba

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Midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles

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Paralytic ileus

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Complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction

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Peritoneal Friction Rub

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Rough grating sound heard through the stethoscope over the site of peritoneal inflammation

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Peritoneum

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Double envelope of serous membranes that lines the abdominal wall and covers the surface of most abdominal organs

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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of peritoneum

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Pyloric Stenosis

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Congenital narrowing of pyloric sphincter, forming outflow obstruction of stomach

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Pyrosis

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Heartburn; burning sensation

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Rectus abdominis muscles

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Midline abdominal muscles extending from rib cage to pubic bone

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Scaphoid

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Abnormally sunken abdominal wall, as with malnutrition or underweight

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Splenomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of spleen

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Striae

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Silvery white or pink scar tissue formed by stretching of skin

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Suprapubic

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Name of abdominal region just superior to pubic bone

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Tympany

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High pitched, musical, drumlike percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and intestine

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Umbilicus

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Depression on the abdomen marking site of entry of umbilical cord

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Viscera

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Internal organs

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from an axis on the median line

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Adduction

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Moving a body part toward the center or median line

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Ankylosis

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Immobility, consolidation, and fixation of a joint because of disease, injury, or surgery

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Ataxia

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Inability to perform coordinated movements

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Bursa

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Enclosed sac filled with viscous fluid located in joint areas of potential friction

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Circumduction

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Moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

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Crepitation

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Dry crackling sound or sensation due to grating of the ends of damaged bones

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Dorsal

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Directed towards or located on the surface

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Dupuytren Contracture

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Flexion contracture of the fingers due to chronic hyperplasia of the palmar fascia

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Eversion

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Moving the sole of the floor outward at the ankle

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Extension

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Straightening a limb at a joint

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Flexion

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Bending a limb at a joint

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Ganglion

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Round, cystic, non tender module overlying a tendon

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Hallux Valgus

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Lateral or outward deviation of the great toe

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Inversion

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Moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

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Kyphosis

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Outward or convex curvature of the thoracic spine; hunchback

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Ligament

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Fibrous band running directly from one bone to another that strengthens the joint

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Lordosis

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Inward or concave curvature of the lumbar spine

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Nucleus Pulposus

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Center of the intervertebral disc

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Olecranon Process

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Bony projection of the ulna at the elbow

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Patella

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Plantar

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Refers to the surface of the sole of the foot

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Pronation

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Turning the forearm so that the palm is down

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Protraction

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Moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

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Range of Motion

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Extent if movement of a joint

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Retraction

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Moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

57
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Chronic systemic inflammatory disease of joint and surrounding connective tissue

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Sciatica

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Nerve pain along the course of the sciatic nerve that travels down the back or thigh into the foot

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Scoliosis

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S-shaped curvature of the thoracic spine

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Supination

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Turning the forearm so that the palm is up

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Talipes Equinovarus

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(Clubfoot) congenital deformity of the foot in which it is plantar flexed and inverted

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Tendon

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Strong fibrous cord that attaches a skeletal muscle to a bone

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Torticollis

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Wryneck; contraction of the cervical neck muscles, producing torsion of the neck

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