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68C Medterm Ph.1 T.3
Medical Terminology Test 3 Body Movements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abduction | movement of an extremity away from the midline of the body |
| Adduction | movement of an extremity toward the midline of the body |
| Alignment | relationship of various body parts to one another |
| Base of support | area on which an object rests; a stance with feet slightly apart |
| Body mechanics | physiologic study of the muscular actions and the functions of muscles in maintaining posture of the body |
| Compartment syndrome | occurs in the extremities, especially the legs, where a sheath of inelastic fascia partions the blood vessel, nerve, and muscle tissue, leading to tissue necrosis if not relieved |
| Contractures | abnormal, usually permanent condition of a joint characterized by flexion and fixation and caused by atrophy |
| Dorsal(supine) | lying horizontal on the back |
| Dorsal recumbent | supine position with patient lying on back, head and shoulders with extremities moderately flexed and legs extended |
| Dorsiflexion | bending or flexing backward, as in upward bending of the fingers, wrists, feet and toes |
| Extension | movement of joint that increases the angle between two adjoining bones |
| Flexion | movement of certain joints that decrease the angle between two adjoining bones |
| Fowler's position | a position arranged by elevating the head of the bed 45-60 degrees |
| Genupectoral(knee to chest) | patient kneels so weight of body is supported by knees and chest |
| Hyperextension | extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit |
| Immobility | inability to move around freely, caused by any condition in which movement is impaired or therapeutically restricted |
| Joint | any one of the connections between bones |
| Lateral position | when patient is resting on his/her side |
| Lithotomy | patient lying supine with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs abducted and rotated externally |
| Logroll | technique used to turn a patient in bed as a single unit while maintaining straight body alignment |
| Mobility | the ability to move in one's environment with ease and without restriction |
| Necrosis | local death of tissue from disease or injury |
| Orthopnea | the ability to breathe only in the upright position |
| Orthopneic | pertains to the posture assumed by the patient sitting up in bed at a 90 degree angle |
| Physical disuse syndrome | a state in which an individual is at risk for deterioration of body systems as the result of prescribed or unavoidable inactivity |
| Pivot | turn or change of direction with your feet while remaining in a fixed place |
| Pressure ulcer | an ulcer that forms from a local interference with circulation |
| Pronation | palm of the hand turned down |
| Prone position | when the patient is lying face down |
| Range of motion | normal movement that any given joint is capable of making. Any body action involving the muscles joints and natural directional movement |
| Semi-Fowler's position | position arranged by elevating the head of the bed approximately 30 degrees |
| Shearing force | an applied force that causes a downward and forward pressure on the tissues beneath the skin |
| Sim's position | patient lies on the left side, partially on abdomen, with right knee and thigh drawn upward toward chest |
| Supination | the act of turning the palm of the hand forward or upward |
| Supine position | resting on back |
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