Unit 3 Mobility Flashcards
Definition of Mobility
A state or quality of being mobile
Mobility
purposeful physical movement
Immobility
inability to move
Impaired Physical Mobility
person has limitation in physical movement, but is not immobile
Impaired Bed Mobility
inability to change positions in bed independently
Disuse Syndrome
deconditioned state of musculoskeletal & cardiopulmonary systems as a result of prolonged bed rest
Fibrous Structural Joints
immovable (synarthrosis); no joint cavity, fibrous connective tissue between bones; sutures between bones of skull
Synovial Joints
freely movable (diarthrosis); Examples: joint cavity containing synovial fluid; shoulders; hip joints; wrist joint; joints connecting fingers to palm; carpal bones of wrists; tarsal bones of feet; elbow, knee, ankle joints; neck; wrist rotation; fingers; toes, opposition of thumb; fingers
Cartilaginous Joints
slightly movable (amphiarthrosis); no joint cavity, cartilage between bones; pubic symphysis, joints between bodies of vertebrae
Ligaments
tough, fibrous band of connective tissue that bind joints together and connect bones and cartilage
Cartilage
hard, nonvascular connective tissue found in the joints as well as in the nose, ear, thorax, trachea, and larynx.
Tendons
strong, flexible, inelastic fibrous bands and flattened sheets of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone
Skeletal
Works with tendons & bones to move the body
Cardiac
Heart; forms the bulk of the heart and produces the contractions that create the heartbeat
Smooth/Visceral
Walls of hollow organs, blood vessels & other hollow tubes like ureters
