Video Notes: Abdomen and Musculoskeletal System Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering abdomen (Chapter 22) and musculoskeletal system (Chapter 23) terms and definitions.

Retraction

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Scoliosis

S-shaped curvature of the thoracic spine

Anorexia

loss of appetite for food

Ascites

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension

Borborygmi

loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Hernia

abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal musculature

Pyrosis

heartburn; burning sensation in upper abdomen due to reflux of gastric acid

Scaphoid

abnormally sunken abdominal wall

Striae

silvery white or pink scar tissue formed by stretching of abdominal skin

Abduction

moving a body part away from an axis or the median line

Adduction

moving a body part toward the center or toward the median line

Ataxia

inability to perform coordinated movements

Circumduction

moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

Crepitation

dry crackling sound or sensation due to grating of the end of damaged bone

Eversion

moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Extension

straightening a limb at a joint

Flexion

bending a limb at a joint

Inversion

moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Kyphosis

outward or convex curvature of the thoracic spine; hunchback

Lordosis

inward or concave curvature of the lumbar spine

Protraction

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground