| A | B |
|---|
| Orthostatic Hypotension | Decrease in blood pressure resulting from position change. |
| itis | Means inflammation or infection of |
| Proprioception | Awareness of posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium and the knowledge of position, weight, and resistance of objects in relation to the body. |
| Range Of Motion | Extent to which a joint can move. |
| RICE | Stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation. It is the method used for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in an emergency setting. |
| Scoliosis | Lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. |
| Skin Shear | An outcome of dragging skin across a hard surface. |
| Spasticity | An increase in muscle tension that is often noted with extreme flexion or extension. |
| Supination | Turning a body part upward. |
| Thrombus | Blood clot. |
| Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac | Types of muscles |
| Ligaments | Regions where two or more bones meet, hold the bones together, allow for movement. |
| Tendon | Connect muscles to the periosteum of bones, enable movement |
| Synovial Joints | Enclosed by a cavity that contains synovial fluid, freely moveable, bursa sacs of synovial fluid that cushion |
| Skeleton | Composed of ligaments, tendons, muscles of the muscular system, joints, support soft tissues, protect vital organs from injury, move body parts, store minerals – calcium and phosphate & responsible for hematopoiesis - blood cell formation |
| Long Bones | Located in arms, legs, fingers, toes. |
| Short or Cuboid Bones | Located in wrists, ankles |
| Flat Bones | Located in skull, sternum, ribs |
| Irregular Bones | Located in vertebrae, scapulae, pelvic girdle |
| Skeletal Muscles | Striated, voluntary |
| Smooth Muscles | Non striated involuntary –bladder, stomach, bronchi |
| Cardiac Muscles | Striated involuntary |
| Osteo | Means bone |
| Myelo | Means marrow |
| Passive Range Of Motion | Range-of-motion exercises performed by the nurse to help maintain or restore a client’s mobility. |
