PTHA 1409 - CH. 6-7 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PTHA 1409 - CH. 6-7 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. active assistive exercise
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Exercise performed by a person with manual or mechanical assistance; can be static or dynamic

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2. active exercise
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Exercise performed by a person without any manual or mechanical resistance

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3. active resistive exercise
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Exercise performed by a person against manual or mechanical resistance

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4. adhesion
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A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together anatomic structures that are normally separate

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5. atrophy
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A decrease or reduction in the size of normally developed cells, tissues, organs, or body parts

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6. capsular pattern
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A characteristic pattern for a given joint that limits joint motion and indicates that a problem exists within
that joint

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7. concentric contraction
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An overall shortening of a muscle as it develops tension and contracts; positive work is performed or
movement is accelerated

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8. contraction
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A drawing together or a shortening or shrinking (when a muscle contracts)

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9. contracture
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A condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissues, often leading to deformity
and rigidity of joints

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10. dorsal
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Relating to the back or posterior of a structure (as opposed to the ventral, or front, of the structure)

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11. Where are some dorsal surfaces located?
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Back, buttocks, calves, and the knuckle side of the hand

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12. eccentric contraction
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An overall lengthening of a muscle as it develops tension and contracts to control motion performed by an
outside force; negative work is performed or movement is decelerated

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13. end feel
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The quality of the movement of a person senses when pressure is applied passively to a joint at the end of
its available range of motion

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14. extrinsic
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Being, coming, or acting from the outside; not inherent

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15. hypertrophy
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An increase in the cross-sectional size of a fiber or cell

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16. isokinetic exercise
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A form of active resistive exercise; the speed of movement of the limb is controlled throughout the arc or
range of motion and the resistance offered is in direct proportion to the force offered by the patient
throughout the range of motion of the exercise

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17. isometric contraction

,Answer:
A muscle contraction whereby tension is developed and movement of a joint or body part occurs; an
eccentric or concentric contraction can occur, and the muscle may lengthen or shorten

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18. joint play
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The laxity or elasticity of a joint capsule that allows movement of the joint surfaces within the capsule

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19. length-tension curve
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The curve that accounts for the active and passive elements of muscle tension and dictates that optimal
tension is developed at one point known as the resting length, the point in its range where peak torque is
developed

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20. outcome measures
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Standardized or nonstandardized instruments that assess a patient's level of function on specific or general
variables

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21. passive exercise
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Exercise performed on a person by manual or mechanical means; no voluntary muscle contraction occurs

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22. phlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein

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23. pronation
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The position of the forearm that places the palm downward; medial rotation of the forearm

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24. proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
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A treatment technique that uses various stimuli to affect the muscle or joint proprioceptors to facilitate or
alter movement responses

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25. range of motion (ROM)
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The normal extent of movement in a joint; the amount of motion allowed between two bony levers

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26. resistance
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A force external to the body that creates additional work for a muscle when it contracts

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27. soft tissues
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Tissues that lack bony or skeletal components; these tissues include muscle, ligament, joint capsule,
tendon, skin, and fascia

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28. stretching
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Any therapeutic technique or procedure designed to lengthen or elongate shortened soft tissue structures
and to increase the range of motion

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29. supination
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The position of the forearm that places the palm upward; lateral rotation of the forearm

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30. thrombophlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus

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31. thrombus
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An aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin, with entrapment of cellular elements that
frequently leads to a clot and obstruction of a blood vessel

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32. tone
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Resting muscle tone is the resistance to passive stretch while a person is relaxed

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33. volar
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Pertaining to the palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm, wrist, or hand

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34. True or False. Therapists use outcome measures to determine a patient's limitations.