Common
An injury with rapid, sudden onset
What is atrophy
Wasting away due to the degeneration of cells, decrease in the size of tissue
An injury with a gradual onset; overuse injury
What is chronic
A joint that is not in its original position
What is dislocation
Movement to decrease a joint angle
What is flexion
Increase in the range of motion of a joint
What is hypermobility
A partial dislocation and then relocation
What is subluxation
Stretching or tearing of a ligament
Enlargement of an organ/tissue from the increase in size of its cells
the plane who's axis of rotation allows rotational movements
What is the transverse plane
A bruise; a region of injured tissue/skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured.
What is a contusion
Connects muscle to bone; flexible but inelastic cord of strong, fibrous collagen tissue
What is a tendon
Decrease in the range of motion of a joint
What is hypomobility
Stretching or tearing of a tendon
What is a strain
Forearm position when holding the steering wheel at 10 and 2
What is pronation
Connects bone to bone; a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue
What is a ligament
A grating sound/sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or fractured part of bone, popping
What is crepitus
Define inflammation & its characteristics
Localized condition characterized by redness, swelling, pain, increased tissue temperature, and loss of function.
A sense/perception at a subconscious level of the movement and position of the body (limbs); spatial awareness
What is proprioception
A fluid-filled sac (cavity), decreases friction in a joint
What is bursa
A solid swelling of clotted blood within tissues that can cause loss of range of motion
What is a hematoma
What is edema
Swelling; condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities/tissue of the body
Discoloration following an acute injury
What is Ecchymosis
What is effusion
The escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics in the tissues or cavity
A movement in a complete circle
What is circumduction