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KSS SM Vocab 7
SM Vocab 7
Question | Answer |
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DIASTOLIC BP | Force with which blood is pushing against the artery walls when ventricles are relaxedDISLOCATION |
DISTAL | Remote, farther away from the point of origin; farthest from the head; opposite of proximal |
DORSAL | Toward the back; the backside of the body |
DORSIFLEXION | To bring the foot or hand toward the body |
ECCHYMOSIS | The escape of blood into the tissues caused by a blow that ruptures the blood vessels; Black and blue appearance of the skin |
EDEMA | Swelling due to abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities |
EFFUSION | Swelling of the joint due to bursitis or other chronic joint problems |
ETIOLOGY | The causes of an injury or disease |
ERYTHEMA | Abnormal redness of the skin; Caused by dilation and irritation of the superficial capillaries |
EVERSION | Turning the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline of the body |
EXTENSION | The straightening of a limb at a joint; increasing the angle between two bones |
EXTERNAL ROTATION (ER) | Rotating outward |
FEMUR | Thigh bone |
FIBRILLATION | A quivering or tremor of muscle fibers |