Home
Flashcards
Preview
CNA Training
Home
Get App
Take Quiz
Create
hemiplegic
left or right side of body is paralyzed
paraplegic
two limbs are paralyzed
quadriplegic
all four limbs are paralyzed
ambulation
walking
transfer
moving someone from one place to another
body alignment
putting and/or keeping the body in the correct anatomical position
prothesis
an artificial limb
osteoarthritis
bone and joint inflammation
osteoporosis
brittle bone disease
atrophy
wasting or decrease in the size of a muscle
contracture
a permanent shortening of a muscle
colon
the large intestine
defecation
ridding the body of solid waste
emesis
vomiting
feces
semisolid body waste
fecal impaction
dry stool stuck in the body
incontinence
the inablility to control urination and/or defecation
dehydration
when the body has less water then needed
nocturia
night time urination or getting up in the middle of the night to urinate
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
ostomy
a man-made opening into the body
stoma
opening of the ostomy
metabolism
all the combined processes
peristalsis
involuntary muscle movements of the Gastro-intestinal tract
seizure
sudden spasms of muscle caused by abnormal brain activity
hormones
certain body or brain chemicals that control specific body or brain activities
pituitary gland
the master gland
auditory
pertaining to the sense of hearing
optic
pertaining to the eye
aphasia
loss of the ability to speak
Author
drea
ID
98257
Card Set
CNA Training
Description
Quiz 3
Updated
8/24/2011, 8:27:56 PM
Show Answers
Home
Flashcards
Preview