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Bev A Chap 1-6
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a detailed document of a person's hospital stay
superior (cephalic)
directional term toward the head
inferior (caudal)
directional term toward the feet
postererior or dorsal
directional term meaning towards the back (spinal cord)
anterior or ventral
directional term towards the front of the body
medial
directional toward the middle (heart)
leteral
directional term meaning to the side (hip)
proximal
point closet to the attachment of the body (shoulder)
distal
diectional term meaning farthest away from the attachment of the body (the hand is distal to the elbow)
apex
tip of organ
base
bottom of organ
superficial
toward the surface of the body
deep
further away from the surface of the body
supine
laying face up
prone
laying face down
abrasion
scraping away of skin do to friction (rug burn)
contusion
a bruise
cyanosis
having a blusish tint to the skin
diaphoresis
excessive sweeling
ecchymosis
bruise caused by blood collecting under the skin
hirsutism
exsessive hair growth
lesion
a wound
nevus
birthmark or mole
pallor
abnormal palness of the skin
purulent
pus filled
urticaria
hives
chiropractic
healthcare and treatment for spinal and muscles
crepitation
sound of broken bone rubbing together
kyphosis
hunch back
lordosis
swayback (lean with belly forward)
fractures
broke in a bone
abduction
move away from the middle of the body (swing arms out)
adduction
to move towards the middle of the body (swing arms in front of you)
flexion
being bent (making a muscle)
extension
move limb to a staight condition (pull arm up at elbow)
dorsiflexion
bending foot or hand (toes up as holding a door open)
planter flexion
flexing toes down (plant your foot)
eversion
turning outward, ( knee in)
inversion
turning outward (knee out)
pronation
to turn palms or foot downward (no soup)
supinatin
turning palms or foot upward (please soup)
elevation
move upward (shrug shoulders)
depression
downward movement (drop shoulders)
circumduction
move in a circle (arm swimming)
opposition
moving thumb toward palm (number 4)
rotation
moving around in a central axis (circle arms)
adhesion
scar tissue
atrophy
poor muscle development due to muscle disease muscle wasting
contracture
abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, difficult to stretch the muscle
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Bev A Chap 1-6
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