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Exercise and Activity
Body Structure and Function
Oxygen Needs
Rehab & Restorative Nursing Care
100
Decrease in size or wasting away of tissue.
What is atrophy?
100

What is respiration?

Respiration is the process of supplying the cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from them.

100
12 to 20 breaths per minute.
What is the normal respiration rate?
100

The activities usually done during a normal day in a person's life.

What are activities of daily living (ADL'S)?

200
The lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle.
What is a contracture?
200

Which part of the brain regulates and coordinates body movements?

a) the cerebrum

b) the cerebellum

c) the brainstem

d) the medulla

b) the cerebellum

200
Cells do not have enough oxygen.
What is hypoxia?
200
Lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function.
What is a disability?
300
The foot falling down at the ankle.
What is footdrop?
300

What is the purpose of cerebrospinal fluid?

It protects the central nervous system.  

300
Finger, nose, earlobe, and toes.
What are pulse oximetry sites?
300
The inability to have normal speech.
What is aphasia?
400
Exercises that are done by a health team member.
What are passive range of motion exercises?
400

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

400
Oxygen administration device with two prongs.
What is a nasal cannula?
400
Device used if a patient/resident is paralyzed from the waist down.
What is a wheelchair?
500
Bending the toes and foot up at the ankle.
What is dorsiflexion?
500

What separates the lungs from the abdominal cavity?

a) the pharynx

b) the epiglottis

c) the pleura

d) the diaphragm 

d) the diaphragm

500
Restlessness, dizziness, and confusion.
What are early signs of hypoxia?
500
Improving the person's ability to function, promoting the best quality of life, and preventing unnecessary decline in function.
What is the focus of rehabilitation?