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KSS SM 2 Vocab 10
SM 2 Vocab 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Innervation | nerve stimulation of a muscle |
| Ipsilateral | situated on the same side |
| Ischemia | lack of blood flow |
| Kinesthesis | sensation or feeling of movement; the awareness of body in space |
| Kyphosis | exaggeration of the normal curve of the thoracic spine |
| Leukocytes | white blood cells |
| Lordosis | abnormal curvature of the lumbar vertebrae |
| Malaise | discomfort and uneasiness caused by an illness |
| Malacia | Softened state, as in chondromalacia of the patella |
| Microtrauma | microscopic lesion or injury |
| Myalgia | muscle pain |
| Myositis | inflammation of muscle |
| Neuroma | tumor consisting mostly of nerve cells and nerve fibers |
| Osteoarthritis | chronic disease involving joints in which there is destruction of articular cartilage and bony overgrowth |
| Osteochondral | refers to relationship of bone and cartilage |