vocab 1

Question 1

Movement of the limbs away from the body, such as lifting the arm out to the side

Answer 1

Abduction

Question 2

Movement of the limbs toward the body, such as bringing the arm close to the body from the side

Answer 2

Adduction

Question 3

Front

Answer 3

Anterior:

Question 4

A child with apraxia is often unaware that they are carrying or using their affected limb for a particular task

Answer 4

Apraxia

Question 5

Tearing away; the nerve root being torn out of the spinal cord is the most severe type of nerve injury

Answer 5

Avulsion:

Question 6

A wasting away, in the size of a cell, tissue, organ or part

Axilla: under the arm; the armpit

Answer 6

Atrophy

Question 7

under the arm; the armpit

Answer 7

Axilla

Question 8

Both sides

Answer 8

Bilateral

Question 9

A network of 5 nerves that extend from the spinal column in the neck down to the fingers

Answer 9

Brachial Plexus

Question 10

The neck area

Answer 10

Cervical:

Question 11

Collarbone

Answer 11

Clavicle

Question 12

A permanent shortening (as of muscle tendons or scar tissue that produces deformity or distortion)

Answer 12

Contracture

Question 13

A test in which a small needle is inserted, to record electrical activity of the muscles

Answer 13

Electromyography (EMG):

Question 14

The movement of two elements of any jointed body part are directed away from each other (straightened)

Answer 14

Extension

Question 15

A muscle that extends or straightens a body part, such as a finger or an arm

Answer 15

Extensor

Question 16

Weak, lacking firmness, muscle tone and resilience

Answer 16

Flaccid

Question 17

Moving a joint inward to bring it closer to the body (bend)

Answer 17

Flexion

Question 18

A muscle that bends or flexes any body part, such as the arm or hand

Answer 18

Flexor

Question 19

A nerve condition which involves a drooping eyelid (ptosis), constricted pupil, enophthalmos (sunken eyeball) and lack of sweating on one side of the face

Answer 19

Horner’s Syndrome:

Question 20

low muscle tone, often involving reduced muscle strength

Answer 20

Hypotonia

Question 21

a team of medical professionals that work together to support the patient; a multidisciplinary team for brachial plexus specialization would include a pediatric neurologist, rehabilitation physician, specialized and experienced surgeons, OT/PT

Answer 21

Multidisciplinary Team:

Question 22

A physician who diagnoses and treats disorders of the nervous system

Answer 22

Neurologist

Question 23

Surgical removal or part of a neuroma

Answer 23

Neurolysis

Question 24

A benign tumor composed of nerve cells, or scar tissue that forms when there is nerve damage

Answer 24

Neuroma

Question 25

When the gap between nerve ends is so large that it is not possible to have a tension-free repair using the end-to-end techniques or with nerve grafts

Answer 25

Nerve grafting

Question 26

This is used generally in those cases where there is an avulsion; donor nerves are used for the repair

Answer 26

Neurotization

Question 27

The nerve has been stretched and damaged but not torn

Answer 27

Neurapraxia

Question 28

A health care professional who provides services designed to restore self-care, work, and leisure skills to patients who have specific performance incapacities or deficits that reduce their abilities to cope with the tasks of everyday living

Answer 28

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Question 29

A physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation; help restore optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues and nervous system

Answer 29

Physiatrist

Question 30

A rehabilitation professional who promotes optimal health and functional independence through the application of scientific principles to prevent, identify, assess, correct, or alleviate acute or chronic movement dysfunction, physical disability, or pain

Answer 30

Physical Therapist (PT)

Question 31

Back

Answer 31

Posterior:

Question 32

Closest

Answer 32

Proximal:

Question 33

The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension; Active range of motion (AROM) is the active movement of the muscle and Passive range of motion (PROM) is the motion range of a joint through manual assistance

Answer 33

Range of motion (ROM)

Question 34

Torn nerve or tissue

Answer 34

Rupture

Question 35

Lying on the back

Answer 35

Supine

Question 36

A contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head

Answer 36

Torticollis: