Baptist Rn - Fundamentals Of Nursing

Front 1

Gait assumed by a person on crutches by alternately bearing weight on one or both legs and on the crutches.

Back 1

crutch gait

Front 2

Group of muscles that work together to bring about movement at a joint.

Back 2

antagonistic muscles

Front 3

Muscles involved with joint stabilization. These muscles continually oppose the effect of gravity on the body and permit a person to maintain an upright or sitting posture.

Back 3

antigravity muscles

Front 4

Midpoint or center of the weight of a body or object.

Back 4

center of gravity

Front 5

Board placed perpendicular to the mattress and parallel to and touching the plantar surface of the client's foot to maintain dorsiflexion of the feet.

Back 5

foot board

Front 6

Sensation achieved through stimuli from within the body regarding spatial position and muscular activity.

Back 6

proprioception

Front 7

Muscles that contract together to accomplish the same movement.

Back 7

synergistic muscles

Front 8

Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in the client's life, such as eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the teeth, and grooming.

Back 8

activities of daily living (ADLs)

Front 9

Type and amount of exercise or work that a person is able to perform.

Back 9

activity tolerance

Front 10

Nonvascular, supporting connective tissue located mainly in the joints and in the thorax, trachea, larynx, nose, and ear.

Back 10

cartilage

Front 11

Slightly moveable, highly elastic cartilage that unites bony surfaces.

Back 11

cartilaginous joint

Front 12

Performance of any physical activity for the purpose of conditioning the body, improving health, maintaining fitness, or as a therapeutic measure.

Back 12

exercise

Front 13

Tough layer of fibrous connective tissue that binds bones firmly together.

Back 13

fibrous joint

Front 14

Manner or style of walking, including rhythm, cadence, and speed.

Back 14

gait

Front 15

Muscular weakness of one half of the body.

Back 15

hemiparesis

Front 16

Paralysis of one side of the body.

Back 16

hemiplegia

Front 17

Inability to move about freely; caused by any condition in which movement is impaired or therapeutically restricted.

Back 17

immobility

Front 18

Increased muscle tension without muscle shortening.

Back 18

isometric contraction

Front 19

Increased muscle tension resulting in muscle contraction and muscle shortening.

Back 19

isotonic contraction

Front 20

Connection between bones; classified according to structure and degree of mobility.

Back 20

joint

Front 21

White, shiny, flexible band of fibrous tissues binding joints together and connecting various bones and cartilage.

Back 21

ligament

Front 22

Person's ability to move about freely.

Back 22

mobility

Front 23

Normal state of balanced muscle tension.

Back 23

muscle tone

Front 24

Position of the body in relation to the surrounding space.

Back 24

posture

Front 25

Range of movement of a joint, from maximum extension to maximum flexion, as measured in degrees of a circle.

Back 25

range of motion (ROM)

Front 26

True and freely moveable joints in which contiguous bony surfaces are covered by articular cartilage and are connected by ligaments lined with a synovial membrane.

Back 26

synovial joints

Front 27

White, glistening, strong, flexible, and inelastic fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone.

Back 27

tendons

Front 28

Effect of rubbing or the resistance that a moving body meets from the surface on which it moves; a force that occurs in a direction to oppose movement.

Back 28

friction