Words to Know

Question 1

abduction

Answer 1

movement of body part away from midline

Question 2

accident

Answer 2

act that occurs by chance or without intention

Question 3

active range of motion (AROM)

Answer 3

joint motion that occurs bc of muscle contraction

Question 4

acute injury

Answer 4

injury w/ sudden onset & short duration

Question 5

adduction

Answer 5

movement of a body part towards the body’s midline

Question 6

adipose cell

Answer 6

stores triglyceride

Question 7

agonist muscles

Answer 7

muscles directly engaged in contraction as related to muscles that relax @ the same time

Question 8

ambient

Answer 8

environmental: temperature or air that invest one’s immediate environment

Question 9

ambulation

Answer 9

move or walk from place to place

Question 10

ameboid action

Answer 10

cellular action using protoplasmic pseudopod

Question 11

amenorrhea

Answer 11

absence or suppression of menstruation

Question 12

ampere

Answer 12

volume or amount of electrical energy

Question 13

analgesia

Answer 13

pain inhibition

Question 14

analgesiac

Answer 14

agent that relieves pain with out causing a complete loss of sensation

Question 15

analphylaxis

Answer 15

increased susceptability or sensitivity to a foriegn protien or toxin as a result of previous exposure

Question 16

androgen

Answer 16

any substance that aids the development & controls the appearance of male characteristics