Med Term

Front 1

jaw wrap

Back 1

a type of compression bandage that fits over the head and under the jaw to reduce swelling, pain, and movement

Front 2

mandibular alignment

Back 2

correct positioning of the two parts of the mandible (lower jaw) on either side of the fracture line

Front 3

ambulate

Back 3

to walk

Front 4

bathroom privileges

Back 4

medical permission given to a patient who is deemed medically well enough to get up to use the toilet and sink

Front 5

sternoclavicular joint

Back 5

an anatomical point between the sternum (breastbone) and the medial extremity of the clavicle bone

end of clavicle

Front 6

nipple line

Back 6

imaginary horizontal line that crosses the chest through the center of both nipples

Front 7

mammillarly line

Back 7

imaginary vertical line that crosses through the center of a nipple

Front 8

skin discoloration

Back 8

a change in skin color that is the natural result of a burn

Front 9

residual

Back 9

remaining, lingering, or left over

Front 10

pursed lips

Back 10

puckered lips

Front 11

baresthesia

Back 11

a sense of weight or pressure

Front 12

semispinalis capitis

Back 12

a longitudinal and deep skeletal muscle that is located in the posterior portion of the neck and that originates in the cervical spine and the thoracic spine

Front 13

proliferate

Back 13

to grow by the rapid production of new cells

Front 14

tender to the touch

Back 14

an assessment term that describes a hypersensitivity of the skin or its underlying strucutres so that the skin feels sore when touched

Front 15

distored

Back 15

altered in shape

Front 16

healing process

Back 16

a natural process by which the body or minnd heals or restores itself to health

Front 17

crown

Back 17

the top, the uppermost part, or the highest point

Front 18

accompanied by

Back 18

a medical expression that is used to describe how one symptom, illness, or process often includes or goes along with another; they are found together

Front 19

excruciating pain

Back 19

pain that is unberable

Front 20

stiff

Back 20

inflexible or difficult to flex

Front 21

united fracture

Back 21

a fracture in which the broken bone is healing

Front 22

normal dental occlusion

Back 22

a normal bite

Front 23

physical therapy

Back 23

a field of health care that is dedicated to rehabilitation from a state of physical dysfunction to one of physical function

Front 24

incremental steps

Back 24

a process in which a goal is achieved one step at a time

Front 25

HMO

Back 25

health maintenance organization

oversees the health plans and health needs of the members who subscribe to it

Front 26

bone healing

Back 26

phases of inflammation, production, and remodeling

Front 27

soft callus

Back 27

bone production stage

clotted blood replaced with fibrous tissue and cartilage

Front 28

hard callus

Back 28

hard bone

Front 29

ossa

Back 29

bones

Front 30

ossification

Back 30

process of bone creation

Front 31

cartilage

Back 31

fibrous tissue

Front 32

calcification

Back 32

process by which cartilage is transformed into bone

hardening

Front 33

mesenchyme cells

Back 33

embryonic cells found within the mesoderm, eventually develop into connective tissues of either bone or blood

Front 34

osteoblasts

Back 34

primitive cells that make bones

Front 35

fibroblasts

Back 35

specialized cells that are capable of producing collagen and that are critical for wound healing and skin repair

Front 36

extracellular matrix

Back 36

substance that surrounds all cells found within the tissue

structural support

Front 37

musculature

Back 37

arrangement of muscles in the body

Front 38

muscle

Back 38

tissue composed of contractile cells and fibers that permit movement

Front 39

mastication

Back 39

chewing

Front 40

buccinators

Back 40

cheek muscles

Front 41

hyoid bone

Back 41

function: to anchor the tongue

location: anterior midline of the neck

hyoid = u-shaped

Front 42

superficial muscles

Back 42

lie closest to the skin

neck example: trapezius

Front 43

deep muscles

Back 43

farthest from the surface

in neck: rectus and obliquus

Front 44

cotton gauze

cotton sponge

Back 44

type of dressing or material used in wound care

Front 45

pliability

Back 45

flexibility or suppleness

Front 46

mitosis

Back 46

process of cell division

Front 47

collagen

Back 47

major protein in the body

found in connective tissue, cartilage, tendons, bone

Front 48

sterile burn sheet

Back 48

light, non-woven sheet of synthetic material that can be used wet or dry to cover burns

provides sterile environment for tissue

Front 49

hypopigmented

Back 49

skin becomes lighter

Front 50

depigmented

Back 50

skin has no color

Front 51

hyperpigemented

Back 51

skin becomes darker

Front 52

slough off

Back 52

cast off (dead skin when healing a burn)

Front 53

scaled skin syndrome

staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome (SSSS)

Ritter von Ritterschein Disease

Back 53

staph infection seen in newborn babies and young children with the same symptoms as a true scald burn

may appear in adults with renal failure or immunocompromised

Front 54

biopsy

Back 54

tissue sample removed from the body and examined microscopically

Front 55

culture

Back 55

result of reproduction of microorganisms or cells in an environmental medium