click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
KSS SM Vocab 12
SM Vocab 12
Question | Answer |
---|---|
PALLOR | Deficiency of color in the face; condition of being white or pale |
PALMAR FLEXION | Refers only to the wrists; Movement of the hand at the wrist toward the head from a starting position |
PALPATION | Examination by touch |
PASSIVE | not active; submissive |
PATELLA | Kneecap |
PATHOLOGY | Study of the nature and causes of disease and injury, which cause change in structure, and function of body parts |
PERIOSTEUM | The membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces |
PHARYNGITIS | Sore throat |
PHYSIOLOGY | The study of function |
PLANTAR | Referring to the sole of the foot |
PLANTAR WART | An epidermal tumor of viral origin on the sole of the foot |
PLANTAR FLEXION | Ankle movement pointing toes toward the ground, or away from the body |
POSTERIOR | The back of the body or the body part |
PROGNOSIS | Prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome of injury |
PRONATION | Rotation of a limb toward the midline of the body, turning the palm downward, flattening the arch of the foot |