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Sports Med Chap.1
Terms and Defs
Answer | Question |
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Flexion | Decrease angle of a joint |
Extension | Increase angle of a joint |
Hyperflexion | Decrease angle beyond normal limits |
Hyperextension | Increase beyond normal limits |
Distal | Furthest from midline |
Proximal | closest to midline |
Abduction | Movement away from midline |
Adduction | Movement towards midline |
Circumduction | movement in a circle |
Torsion | Twisting of a joint |
Pronation | Face down |
Supination | Face up |
Medial | Positioned towards midline |
Lateral | Positioned away from midline |
Anterior | Front |
Posterior | Back |
Ligament | Attaches bone to bone |
Tendon | Attaches muscle to bone |
Muscle | Creates movement of joints |
Joint | Articulation of at least 2 bones |
Tendinitis | Inflammation of a tendon |
Bursitis | Inflammation of a bursa |
Contusion | Bruise |
Strain | Stretched muscle or tendon |
Sprain | Stretched ligament |
Rupture | Complete tear |
Fracture | Broken bone |
Open Fracture | Bone sticks through skin |
Closed Fracture | Bone stays inside of skin |
Sign | Something an observer can see |
Symptom | Something an observer cannot see |
Hemotoma | Pooling of blood |
Dislocation | When a joint comes apart & stays apart |
Subluxation | Partial dislocation that comes back together. |