Musculoskeletal AP
Special Groups
This is Your Brain
Medical Terminology
Subjective Data
100
These joints are freely movable because of the enclosed cavity separating bones
What are synovial joints?
100
This is the most characteristic change in posture during pregnancy
What is lordosis?
100
The cerebral cortex is the "gray matter" of the brain because it lacks this insulation
What is myelin?
100
This is a set of rapid, rhythmic contractions of the same muscle.
What is clonus?
100
This is pain or cramping in the muscles
What is myalgia?
200
These fibrous bands run directly from one bone to another, strengthening joints
What are ligaments?
200
This is the cyclic process of bone resorption and deposition
What is remodeling?
200
This houses the center for basic vital functions, but also is the sleep center
What is the hypothalmus?
200
This is the medical term for clubbed feet
What is talipes equinovarus?
200
Traumatic deliveries may increase risk for fracture in the these bones
What is the humerus and the clavicle?
300
This strong fibrous cord connects muscle to bone
What are tendons?
300
The lengthening of bones occurs here in infants and children
What is the epiphyses?
300
This area housed in the temporal lobe is responsible for language comprehension
What is Wernicke's area?
300
This hard, painless nodule is associated with chronic gout
What is tophi?
300
This is the subjective sensation that precedes a seizure
What is an aura?
400
These are elastic fibrocartilaginous plates that allow the spine to absorb shock
What are intervertebral discs?
400
This physical activity is the best prevention of osteoporosis
What is fast walking?
400
Cranial nerves II and XII originate here?
What is the brainstem?
400
This congenital deformity causes webbed fingers
What is syndactyly?
400
Unlike dysphasia difficulty with language comprehension and expression, this is the difficulty in forming words
What is dysarthria?
500
The glenohumeral joint is enclosed by a group of muscles and tendons that support and stabilize it known as
What is the rotator cuff?
500
Women can expect a progressive decrease in height beginning at this age
What is 43 years old?
500
This area of the brain is the "autopilot" of the brain, correcting involuntary movement below the conscious level
What is the cerebellum?
500
This is the clumsy movement of overshooting the mark when the nurse is testing cerebellar function
What is dysmetria?
500
This particular type of syncope is associated with using the restroom at night
What is micturition syncope?
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