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67 Cards in this Set
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Measure in blood pressure of maximum arterial pressure during ventricular contraction |
Systolic |
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Spinal nerve root responsible for afferent sensory transmission |
Dorsal root |
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Junction between 1 neuron and the next |
Synapse |
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What allows the muscle to be ready when needed and gives it firmness |
Tone |
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What disease results in too few acetylcholine receptor sites in neural synapses in skeletal muscle |
Myasthenia Gravis |
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What kind of hormone is secreted to target other glands and affects growth |
Trophic |
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Diseased lungs have trouble exhaling. This is a decrease in _____. |
Expiratory Reserve Volume |
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______ helps protect and maintain homeostasis in the brain environment |
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) |
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Hyperventilation is also known as ____ |
Breathing pattern disorder |
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Ductless gland |
Endocrine gland |
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Bone made of meshing tiny bony plate trabeculae. |
Cancellous |
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Division of PNS that affects muscle joints and skin |
Somatic |
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Free nerve ending that detects painful stimuli |
Nociceptors |
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Blood cell development occurs in the red bone marrow in a process called ________. |
hematopoiesis |
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Contractor unit of muscle |
Sarcomere |
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Purpose of empty space around meningeal space |
Cushioning |
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________ allows myosin head to stick to actin filaments during muscle contraction |
Calcium |
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How many pair of spinal nerves |
31 |
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_________ causes overgrowth of body tissue and abnormally tall stature |
Hyper somaotropin secretion |
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What inervates muscle spindles and affects muscle tensile strength |
Gamma motor neuron |
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What system is responsible for maintaining body's internal environment |
Autonomic |
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This hormone is a pain suppressant |
Endorphine |
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Group of muscle fibers inervates by a single motor neuron |
Motor Unit |
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Largest organ in the body |
Skin |
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Covering of brain and spinal cord |
Meninges |
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Protective plasma membrane that surrounds muscle cell |
Sarcolema |
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Cell type that creates new bone and repairs bone |
Osteoblast |
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Which plexus inervates buttocks and legs. Responsible for sciatic pain |
Sacral plexus |
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What is not a functional characteristic of muscle |
Flexibility |
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Physical structure in the brain, serves as the mind body link |
Hypothalamus |
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Gout is also called _______ |
Crystal Induced Arthritis |
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1 kind of pain drowning out another is called |
Counter irritation |
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Process that bone hardens over time |
Ossification |
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Bulged area on dorsal root of each spinal nerve |
Dorsal Root Ganglion |
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If hypomobile in one area consider tightness in the _____ |
Antagonist |
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Saddle joint |
CMC joint thumb |
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Condition of wasting away from lack of touch |
Marasmus |
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Another name of the growth plate |
Epiphysis |
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Not 1 of the 4 major plexus |
Thoracic |
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Most abundant type of tissue in the body |
Connective |
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2 other terms for Hunchback |
Hyperhyphosis Dowagers Hump |
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Which motion at the thumb is needed for pinch grip |
Opposition |
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Upper trap lower trap serratus anterior all pull the scapula in upper rotation. This is called _____ |
Force couple |
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Lateral deviation of spine |
Scoliosis |
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Cells collect and differentiate to form _____ |
Tissues |
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The motion of gait cycle begins with ______ |
Heel strike |
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Cerebral lobe that controls eyeball movement |
Occipital |
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Pigment that gives skin it's color |
Melanin |
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Organelle that produces ATP |
Mitochondria |
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What condition is a concern for us because of the risk of injury to the client |
Osteoporosis |
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Where can joint circumdiction occur |
Hip |
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Where in the body is it normal to have hard bony end feel upon full extension |
Elbow |
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Energy used in metabolism comes from _____ |
ATP |
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The key to converting short term memory to long term. |
Repition |
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What is not a type of white blood cell |
Platelet |
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The assessment portion of a SOAP note does not include ________ |
Treatment Plan |
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Which stage in the gait cycle is the body at the highest point |
Midstance |
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What is the concept of the bodies position in space |
Propioception |
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What form is glucose stored in the body |
Glycogen |
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What position will a joint assume when it's injured |
Least packed position |
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What type of lever is most common in the body |
3rd class |
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What condition is often mistaken for carpal tunnel syndrome |
Thoracic outlet syndrome |
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Which would be subjective on a SOAP note A. Fever B. Swelling C. Pain |
Pain |
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Which type of muscle fiber fatigues quickly , cramps from a buildup of lactic acid |
Fast twitch |
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What exists to limit the range of motion to a safe range to prevent hyperextension injury |
Physiologic range of motion |
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The straw colored liquid in blood |
Plasma |
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If normal wrist flexion is 0-80° but your client can move to 100°. This would be called____ |
Hypermobile |