BASIC NA TERMS Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
range of motion | ROM |
physical therapy | PT |
passive range of motion | PROM |
partial weight bearing; able to hold SOME of the body weight on the legs | PWB |
to bend | flex |
straighten as in limb | extension |
full weight bearing; able to hold ALL of body weight on legs | FWB |
move AWAY from the body | abduction |
move TOWARD the body | adduction |
muscle becomes drawn together, or shortenend, because of spasm or paralysis; becomes a permanent deformity | contracture |
wasting away of muscle from lack of use | atrophy |
laying on one's stomach | prone |
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back | pronation |
rotation of the hand or forearm so the palm surface is facing upward | supination |
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