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72 Cards in this Set

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center of chest/ sternum
sternal
what is the study of the gross structure of the body and the study of an organism and the inter-related parts?
anatomy
what is the science and study of the vital process functions of the organ systems?
physiology
what is the study of muscles?
myology
what is the muscular activity and the mechanics of body movement?
kinesiology
what is the study of microscopic structures and tissues?
histology
what is the relatively constant state of the internal environment of the body that is maintained by adaptive responses (internal balance)?
homeostasis
what is the in between state of "not sick, but not healthy"?
dysfunction
what is the abnormality of body functions?
disease
what is the study of microscopic organisms?
microbiology
what is the study of the cause of disease?
pathology
what is the study of the cause of disease?
etiology
what is the disease or condition which appears suddenly and is usually of short duration?
acute
what is the disease or condition which develops slowly and lasts for a prolonged period of time?
chronic
what is the name given to a patients condition, that implies that the illness will follow a prescribed course?
diagnosis
what is the disease occurring in many individuals in any region at the same time?
epidemic
what is a disease natural to a local region?
endemic
what is a epidemic affecting a large geographical area (global)?
pandemic
what is the study of the occurrence transmission and distribution of a disease?
epidemiology
what is the study of disease development?
pathogenesis
what is the outcome of a disease (prediction)?
prognosis
what is the objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other that the patient?
signs
what is the subjective abnormalities reported by patient?
symptoms
what is a collection of signs and symptoms usually with a common
etiology which presents a picture of a pathological condition?
syndrome
what refers to the number of deaths caused by a disease?
mortality
what refers to frequency of disability?
morbidity
what is the optimal functioning with freedom from disease or abnormal processes?
health
god of medicine
Aesculapius
used massage with patients
herodicus
father of medicine
hippocrates
discovered arteries and veins contained blood
galen
discovered circulation of blood
harvey
father of physical therapy- developed swedish massage
per henrick ling
wrote 1st book on swedish movements
mathias roth
introduced swedish movements to u.s.
charles and george taylor
brought massage to scientific community- influenced effuerage, petrissage, and tapolement
dr. joham mezger
introduced "massage" to the u.s. through articles
dr. douglas graham
situated higher, toward the crown of the head
cranial/superior
lower, away from head
caudal/inferior
before or infront of
anterior/ventral
behind or in back of
posterior/dorsal
pertaining to the middle, nearest to the midline
medral aspect
on the side, away from the side
lateral aspect
nearest to the origin of a structure or point of attachment
proximal
farthest from the origin of a structure or point of attachment
distal aspect
closest to the surface or the body (skin)
superficial
furthest from the skin, closest to the bone (muscles)
deep
forehead
frontal
temples
temporal
back of the head
occipital
side of the head above temporal
parietal
neck
cervical
shoulder and muscle
deltoid
armpit
axillary
between elbow and shoulder
brachial
kneecap
patellar
femur/thigh
femoral
groin
inguinal
chest
pectoral/ thoracic
front of lower leg
crural
shoulder blade, back of shoulder
scapular
low back
lumbar
over sacrum, superior to low back and between gluteals
sacral
buttocks
gluteal
behind knee joint, back of knee
popliteal
posterior lower leg (calf)
surel
anterior elbow crease
antecubital
elbow
cubital
hand
carpal
feet
tarsal
navel
umbilical
center of chest/sternum
sternal