Nsg 3011 Vocabulary Ch. 21, 22

Front 1

defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect

Back 1

Aneurysm

Front 2

loss of appetite for food

Back 2

anorexia

Front 3

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal

Back 3

Ascites

Front 4

loud gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis, occur with early bowel obstruction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea

Back 4

Borborygmi

Front 5

blowing swooshing sounds heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded

Back 5

Bruit

Front 6

first or proximal part of large intestine

Back 6

cecum

Front 7

inflammation of the gallbladder

Back 7

cholecystits

Front 8

lower borders of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs

Back 8

costal margin

Front 9

angled formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney

Back 9

costovertebral angle (CVA)

Front 10

midline longitudinal ridge in the abdomen, a separation of abdominal rectus muscles

Back 10

Diastasis recti

Front 11

Difficulty swallowing

Back 11

Dysphagia

Front 12

name of abdominal region between the costal margins

Back 12

Epigastrium

Front 13

abnormal enlargement of liver

Back 13

Hepatomegaly

Front 14

abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal musculature

Back 14

Hernia

Front 15

ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior iliac spine, forming lower border of abdomen

Back 15

Inguinal ligament

Front 16

midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles

Back 16

linea alba

Front 17

complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow abdominal surgery or comlete bowel obstruction

Back 17

Paralyticileus

Front 18

rough grating sound heard through the stethoscope over the site of peritoneal inflammation

Back 18

Peritoneal friction rub

Front 19

inflammation of peritoneum

Back 19

peritonitis

Front 20

congenital narrowing of pyloric sphincter, forming outflow obstruction of stomach

Back 20

pyloric stenosis

Front 21

(heart burn) burning sensation in upper abdomen, due to reflux of gastric acid

Back 21

pyrosis

Front 22

midline abdominal muscles extending from rib cage to pubic bone

Back 22

rectus abdominus muscle

Front 23

abnormally sunken abdominal wall as with malnutrition or under weight

Back 23

scaphoid

Front 24

abnormal enlargment of spleen

Back 24

splenomegaly

Front 25

(linea albicantes) silvery white or pink scar tissue formed by stretching of abdominal skin as with pregnancy or obesity

Back 25

Striae

Front 26

name of abdominal region just superior to pubic bone

Back 26

suprapubic

Front 27

high-pitched, musical, drumlike percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and intestine

Back 27

tympany

Front 28

depression on the abdomen marking site of entry of umbilical cord

Back 28

umbilius

Front 29

internal organs

Back 29

viscera

Front 30

moving a body part away from an axis or the median line

Back 30

Abduction

Front 31

moving a body part toward the center or toward the median line

Back 31

Adduction

Front 32

immobility, consolidation, and fixation of a joint because of disease, injury, or surgery; most often due to chronic rheumatoid arthritis

Back 32

Ankylosis

Front 33

inability to perform coordinated movements

Back 33

Ataxia

Front 34

enclosed sac filled with viscous fluid located in joint areas of potential friction

Back 34

Bursa

Front 35

moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

Back 35

Circumduction

Front 36

dry crackling sound or sensation due to grating of the ends of damaged bone

Back 36

Crepitation

Front 37

directed toward or located on the surface

Back 37

Dorsa

Front 38

flexion contractures of the fingers due to chronic hyperplasia of the palmar fascia

Back 38

Dupuytren's Contracture

Front 39

moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Back 39

Eversion

Front 40

straightening a limb at a joint

Back 40

Extension

Front 41

bendinga limb at a joint

Back 41

Flexion

Front 42

round, cystic, nontender nodule overlying a tendon sheath or joint capsule, usually on dorsum of wrist

Back 42

Ganglion

Front 43

lateral or outward deviation of the great toe

Back 43

Hallux Valgus

Front 44

moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Back 44

Inversion

Front 45

outward or convex curvature of the thoracic spine, hunchback

Back 45

Kyphosis

Front 46

fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another bone that strengthens the joint

Back 46

Ligament

Front 47

inward or concave curvature of the limbar spine

Back 47

Lordosis

Front 48

center of the intervertebral disc

Back 48

Nucleus pulposus

Front 49

bony projetion of the ulna at the elbow

Back 49

Olecranon process

Front 50

kneecap

Back 50

Patella

Front 51

surface of the sole of the foot

Back 51

Plantar

Front 52

turning the forearm so that the palm is down

Back 52

Pronation

Front 53

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

Back 53

Protraction

Front 54

extent of movement of a joint

Back 54

Range of motion (ROM)

Front 55

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Back 55

Retraction

Front 56

chronic systemic inflammatory disease of joints and surrounding connective tissues

Back 56

Rheumatoid arthritis

Front 57

nerve pain along the course of the sciatic nerve that travels down from the back or thigh through the leg and into the foot

Back 57

Sciatica

Front 58

S-shaped curvature of the thoracic spine

Back 58

Scoliosis

Front 59

turning the forearm so that the palm is up

Back 59

Supination

Front 60

(clubfoot) congenital deformity of the foot in which it is plantar flexed and inverted

Back 60

Talipes equinovarus

Front 61

strong fibrous cord that attaches a skeletal muscle to a bone

Back 61

tendon

Front 62

(wryneck)contraction of the cervical neck muscles, producing torsion of the neck

Back 62

torticollis

Front 63

strong fibrous cord that attaches a skeletal muscle to a bone

Back 63

tendon

Front 64

(wryneck)contraction of the cervical neck muscles, producing torsion of the neck

Back 64

torticollis