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musculoskeletal

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# bones in human body 206
# muscles in body 650
circumduction circular movement (shoulder)
rotation looking left, looking right
protraction pushing chin out
retraction pulling chin in
elevation lift shoulder up
depression push shoulder down
pronation face down (hand- palm down)
supination face up (hand-palm up)
abduction moving extremity away from midline (arm up, out, over head)
adduction moving extremity toward midline (arm down, in, across chest)
eversion ankle curved out
inversion ankle curved in
flexion shortening of muscles/angle ("flex" biceps)
extension lengthen muscles/angle (straight arm)
dorsiflexion ankle flexed up to ceiling
plantar flexion ankle flexed down to floor
muscle strength test (scale) 0-5 of 5
lateral bend ears to shoulders
internal rotation (shoulder) fastening a bra
external rotation (shoulder) hands clasped behind head
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) swollen joints, painful, hot, red
osteoarthritis stiffening of joints, no softness or swelling, no redness or heat, no tenderness to palpation
extra digit polydactyly
digits fused together syndactyly
internal rotation (hip) turn knee inward
external rotation (hip) turn knee out
# cervical vertebrae c1- c7
# thoracic vertebrae t1- t12
# lumbar vertebrae L1- L4
lordosis exaggeration of lumbar curve, loss of thoracic curve (pregnant ppl)
kyphosis increased thoracic curve, loss of lumbar curve (hump back)
scoliosis lateral curvature of spine
functional scoliosis apparent when standing, disappears with forward bending; compensation for deformity
structural scoliosis fixed; curvature shows standing and bending over
Created by: allisonfay
 

 



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