Exam 3 Content

Anterior or Ventral

The front of the body or body part

Posterior or Dorsal

The back of the body or body part

Superior

Toward the head

Inferior

Away from the head

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

To the side, away from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to the torso

Distal

Farther away from the torso

Homeostasis

The name for the condition in which all of the body’s systems are balacied and are working at their best

Epidermis

Top layer of the skin

Dermis

Middle layer of the skin

Subcutaneous tissue

Deepest layer of the skin

Dilate

Widen

Constrict

Narrow

Normal signs of aging in skin

thinner, drier, more fragile, less elastic

Atrophy

Muscle loss

Contracture

Muscles or tendons freeze in position

Arthritis

Swelling of the joints

Osteoporosis

Condition in which bones lose density

Partial weight-bearing

resident is able to support some body weight on one or both legs

Non-weight bearing

resident is unable to touch the floor or support any weight on one or both legs

Full weight-bearing

both legs can bear 100 percent of the body weight on a step

Central nervous system

Brain and spinal cord

Peripheral nervous system

nerves

Hemiplegia

Paralysis on one side of the body

Hemiparesis

Weakness on one side of the body

Expressive aphasia

trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing

Receptive aphasia

difficulty understanding spoken or written words

Emotional liability

innapropriate or unprovoked emotional responses including laughing, crying, and anger

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Paraplegia

Loss of function of waist down

Quadriplegia

Loss of function of head down

Hypertension

High blood pressure (over 130/80)

Angina

pain or discomfort in chest (heart)