Sports PT Vocab Set #1

abduction

Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body

accident

An act that occurs by chance or without intention

acclimatization

A proccess by which an individual adapts to a gradual change in environmental conditions

accommodating resistance

Change in resistance at different points in the range

active range of motion (AROM)

Joint motion that occurs because of muscle contraction

acute injury

Ａn injury with sudden onset and short duration

adduction

Ｍovement of a body part toward the midline of the body

adipose cell

Stores triglyceride

afferent nerves

Nerves that transport messages toward the brain

Affordable Care Act

Ｍandates the availability of affordable health care insurance for every American

agonist muscles

Muscles directly engaged in contraction as related to muscles that relax at the same time

ambient

Environmental (e.g., temperature or air that invests one's immediate environment)

ambulation

Move or walk from place to place

amoeboid action

Cellular action like that of an amoeba, using protoplasmic pseudopod

amenorrhea

Absence or suppression of menstruation