Unit 2 (Chapter 18)

Question 1

ALIGNMENT

Answer 1

Arrangement in a straight line; bringing a line into order

Question 2

AMBULATE

Answer 2

Walk

Question 3

BONE

Answer 3

Dense and hard type of connective tissue

Question 4

BURSA

Answer 4

Small fluid-filled sac that provides a cushion at friction points in freely movable joints

Question 5

CARTILAGE

Answer 5

Fibrous connective tissue that acts as a cushion

Question 6

CONTRACTURES

Answer 6

Adaptive shortening of skeletal muscle tissue rendering the muscle highly resistant to stretching; prevents normal joint movement

Question 7

DANGLING

Answer 7

The patient position of sitting on the side of the bed with the legs and feet hanging over the side

Question 8

FOWLER POSITION

Answer 8

Position arranged by elevating the head of the bed 60 to 90 degrees

Question 9

GAIT

Answer 9

Style of walking

Question 10

GAIT BELT

Answer 10

Sturdy belt made of tightly webbed canvas material that is used to ambulate and/or transfer he weak or unsteady patient

Question 11

JOINT

Answer 11

The union of two or more bones in the body

Question 12

KINESIOLOGY

Answer 12

The study of the movement of body parts, also known as body mechanics

Question 13

LATERAL POSITION

Answer 13

Positioned on the side

Question 14

LIGAMENTS

Answer 14

Strong, fibrous connective tissues that support and strengthen the bones of joints

Question 15

LOGROLLING

Answer 15

Technique used to turn a patient in bed as a single unit while maintaining straight body alignment at all times

Question 16

NECROSIS

Answer 16

Local death of tissue from disease or injury

Question 17

PIVOT

Answer 17

Turn or change direction with your feet while remaining in a fixed place

Question 18

PRESSURE INJURIES

Answer 18

Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device

Question 19

PRONE POSITION

Answer 19

When the patient is lying face down

Question 20

SEMI-FOWLER POSITION

Answer 20

Position arranged by elevating the head of the bed 30 to 60 degrees and raising the knees up to 15 degrees

Question 21

SHEARING FORCE

Answer 21

Applied force that causes a downward and forward pressure on the tissues beneath the skin

Question 22

SIDE-LYING (LATERAL) POSITION

Answer 22

When the patient is resting on his or her side

Question 23

SIMS POSITION

Answer 23

Side-lying position in which the weight is distributed over the anterior ilium, humerus, and clavicle

Question 24

SKELETAL MUSCLES

Answer 24

Striated muscles that are made of bundles of muscle fibers surrounded by a connective tissue sheath

Question 25

SUPINE POSITION

Answer 25

Resting on the back

Question 26

SYMMETRY

Answer 26

Equality in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite side of the plane; a mirror image

Question 27

TENDONS

Answer 27

Cords of fibrous connective that connect a muscle to a bone to allow for joint movement

Question 28

TRANSFER BELT

Answer 28

Sturdy belt made of tightly webbed canvas material that is used to ambulate and/or transfer he weak or unsteady patient