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Tech I quiz 2

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  1. What are the 5 Joint Classifications?
    • Synarthrosis
    • Syndesmosis
    • Gomphosis
    • Amphiarthrosis
    • Diarthrosis
  2. Synarthrosis
    • Motion: None
    • Structure: Fibrous-Suture
    • Example: Skull
  3. Syndesmosis
    • Motion: Slight
    • Structure: Fibrous-Ligamentous
    • Example: distal tibiofibular
  4. Gomphosis
    • Motion: none
    • Structure: Peg in Socket
    • Example: Tooth
  5. Amphiarthrosis
    • Motion: Little
    • Structure: Cartilagenous
    • Example: intevertebral discs
  6. Diarthrosis
    • Motion: Free
    • Structure: Synovial
    • Example: Hip, Elbow, Knee
  7. What dictates the motion allowed at a bone joint?
    The shape of the bone
  8. What are the 2 kinds of tension within a muscle?
    • Active
    • Passive
    • ** the total amount of tension within a muscle is a combination of active and passive **
  9. What is active tension?
    • The amount of tension that a muscle can actively generate
    • controlled by: Actin, myosin & the sliding filament theory
  10. What is passive tension?
    • the tension in the non-contractile units of the muscle
    • Increases as it is stretched
    • Decreases when it is contracted
  11. What is muscle excursion?
    • The total distance a muscle can lengthen from its maximally shortened position
    • Can shorten to 1/2 its resting length
    • Can lengthen to 1 1/2 its resting length
    • Has the most power at 1.2X it's resting length
  12. Tenodesis
    • Passive tendon tension builds up to the point that it pulls everything in
    • Functional with quadriplegic's to pull in their fingers
  13. Observation of a patient begins when?
    At first contact
  14. Cyanosis
    skin turns blue due to a lack of O2 or too much CO2
  15. Pallor
    too little bloodflow or hemoglobin
  16. Erythema
    Localized redness of the skin due to; sunburn, fever or carbon monoxide poisoning
  17. What causes yellow skin?
    increased carotin levels or liver disease
  18. What is a pitting edema?
    When you palpate the skin stays indented
  19. Anthropometric Measurements
    The study of measurements of the human body
  20. Circumferential measurements
    The use of tape to measure the circumference of a limb
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Tech I quiz 2
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Baker College Fall 2012 PTA211 Techniques I
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