Terminology Test Three Immobility

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embolus

Back 1

A foreign object, a quantity of air or gas, a bit of tissue or tumor, or a piece of thrombus that circulates in the bloodrsteam until it becomes lodged in a vessel

Front 2

tachypnea

Back 2

a condition characterized by a respiratory rate greater than 20 breaths per minute

Front 3

thrombophlebitis

Back 3

an inflamation of a vein, often accompanied by formation of a clot

Front 4

dyspnea

Back 4

shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing that may be caused by certain heart or lung conditions or strenuous exercise

Front 5

hypoxia

Back 5

an inadequate cellular oxygenation that may result from a deficiency in the delivery or use of oxygen at the cellular level

Front 6

plantar flexion

Back 6

the toe-down motion of the foot at the ankle

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vasoconstristion

Back 7

the narrowing of the lumen of any blood vessel, especially the arterioles and the veins in the blood resevoirs of the skin and abdominal viscera

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thrombus

Back 8

an accumulation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel

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dorsiflexion

Back 9

muscle flexion toward the back (e.g. in the hand or foot)

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bone resorption

Back 10

the destruction of bone cells and release of calcium into the blood

Front 11

negative nitrogen balance

Back 11

a condition occuring when the body excretes more nitrogen then it takes in

Front 12

pathological fractures

Back 12

fractures that result from weakened bone tissue, often being caused by osteoporosis or neoplasms

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isotonic

Back 13

an increased muscle tenison resulting muscle contraction and muscle shortening

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isometric exercise

Back 14

the tightening or tensing of muscles without moving body parts

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atelectasis

Back 15

a collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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hypostatic pneumonia

Back 16

an inflammation of the lung from stasis or pooling of secretion

Front 17

contracture

Back 17

an abnormal condition of a joint, characterized by flexion and fixation, and caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers or by loss of normal elasticity of the skin

Front 18

disuse osteoporosis

Back 18

a decline in bone density that is associated with impaired mobility or immobilization of an extremity because of fracture, paralysis, or bone or joint inflammation

Front 19

renal calculi

Back 19

calcium stones in the renal pelvis

Front 20

isokinetic exercise

Back 20

combination of both isotonic and isometric exercises during which the person moves against resistance

Front 21

negative nitrogen balance

Back 21

a condition occuring when the body excretes more nitrogen then it takes in

Front 22

pathological fractures

Back 22

fractures that result from weakened bone tissue, often being caused by osteoporosis or neoplasms

Front 23

isotonic

Back 23

an increased muscle tenison resulting muscle contraction and muscle shortening

Front 24

isometric exercise

Back 24

the tightening or tensing of muscles without moving body parts

Front 25

atelectasis

Back 25

a collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Front 26

hypostatic pneumonia

Back 26

an inflammation of the lung from stasis or pooling of secretion

Front 27

contracture

Back 27

an abnormal condition of a joint, characterized by flexion and fixation, and caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers or by loss of normal elasticity of the skin

Front 28

disuse osteoporosis

Back 28

a decline in bone density that is associated with impaired mobility or immobilization of an extremity because of fracture, paralysis, or bone or joint inflammation

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renal calculi

Back 29

calcium stones in the renal pelvis

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isokinetic exercise

Back 30

combination of both isotonic and isometric exercises during which the person moves against resistance

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aerobic exercise

Back 31

an activity in which the amount of oxygen taken into the body is greater than or equal to the amount the body requires

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anaerobic exercise

Back 32

an activity in which the amount of oxygen taken into the body insufficient to meet the bodys needs

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Virchow's triad

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Causes of thrombus formation: stasis of venous flow, hypercoagulability of blood, damage to the endothelium (inner lining of vein)

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eversion

Back 34

process of turning inside out