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Adult Health I

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describe teh coordination efforts of the musculoskeletal and nervous system   body mechanics  
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refer to the positioning of the joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles while standing, sitting, and lying   body alignment or posture  
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means that the individual's center of gravity is stable   body alignment  
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is a force that occurs in a direction to oppose movement   friction  
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is a supporting framework   skeletal system  
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the force exerted parallel to skin resulting from both gravity pushing down on body adn resistance between patient and surface   shearing  
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the underlying tissue and capillaries are stretched and angulated by the force causing necrosis within the tissue   shearing  
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types of bones:   flat, irregular, short, long  
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bones that contribute to height and length   long bones  
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bones that occur in clusters and wen combined with ligaments and cartilage permit movement of extremities   short bones  
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femur, fiblua, tibia   long bones  
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carpal bones of foot and in knee   short bones  
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bones in skull, and ribs   flat bones  
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make up vertebral column, some skull, and mandible   irregular bones  
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fractures caused by weakened bone tissue   pathological fractures  
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connections between bones   joints  
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connect bones to cartilage   ligaments  
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are white, siny, felxible bands of fibrous tissue binding joints together and connecting bones and cartilages (bone)   ligaments  
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connect muscle to bone   tendons  
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are white, glistening, fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone   tendons  
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is nonvascular, supporting connective tissue located in joints and thorax, trachea, larynx, nose, and ear   cartilage  
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regulates movement and posture   nervous system  
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major voluntary motor area and is in teh cerebral cortex   precentral gyrus---motor strip  
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chemicals that transfer electric impulses from teh nerve across the neuromuscular junction to the muscle   neurotransmitter  
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refers to inability to do so   immobility  
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is an intervention that restricts client to bed   bed rest  
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osteogenesis imperfecta   inherited disorder that affects bones  
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scoliosis   structual curvature of the spine associated with vertebral rotation  
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density or mass of bone is <   osteoporosis  
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is an uncommon metabolic disease characterized by inadequate and delayed mineralization   osteomalacia  
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inflammatory or destruction of he synovial membrane and articular cartilage, and by systemic signs of inflammation   inflammatory joint disease (ex: arthritis)  
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can occur with or without inflammation and is marked by changes in articular cartilage combo=ined with overgrowth of bone at the articular ends   joint degeneration  
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often results in bruises, contusions, sprains, and fractures   musculoskeletal trauma  
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is one of the motivational tools to nencourage and promote exercise and physical fitness   social support  
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componets of mobility   range of motion, gait, and exercise  
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fainting   syncope  
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what are some devices for walking?   walkers, canes, crutches, crutch gait  
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collapse of alveoli   atelestasis  
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inflammation of the lung from stasis or pooling of secretions   hypostatic pneumonia  
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what are the 3 major cardiovascular changes due to immobility?   orthostatic hypotension, > cardiac workload, and thrombus formation  
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> in heart rate of more then 15% and a drop of 15 mm or more in systolic blood pressure, or a drop of 10mm Hg or more in diastolic blood pressure when a client changes from supine to standing position   orthostatic hypotension  
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is an accumulation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery   thrombus  
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is an abnormal and possibly permanent condition characterized by fixation of the joint   joint contracture  
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the foot is permanently fixed in plantar flexion   footdrop  
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is an impairment of the skin as a result of prolonged ischemia in tissues   pressure ulcer  
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isometric exercise is a change in   muscle tension---NOT length  
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isotonic exercise is a change in   muscle contraction---AND change in LENGTH  
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examples of isotonic exercies   swimming, walking, jogging, biking, dancing, etc  
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shortens the muscle to produce a contraction and active movement   isotonic exercise  
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easy exercise for immobilzed patients in bed   isometric exercise  
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sagittal plane divids ___   left from right  
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frontal plane divids ____   front from back  
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transverse plane divids ___   upper and lower portions  
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what are some sagittal movements?   flexion, extension, dorsiflexion, plantar flextion  
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what are some frontal movements?   abduction, adduction, eversion, inversion  
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what are some transverse movements?   pronation, supination, internal and external rotation  
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dislodged venous thrombus   embolus  
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