Transcript Sports medicine

SPORTS MEDICINE
CHAPTER 14 VOCABULARY
ABRASION
•An open wound, road burn,
or rub burn in which the
outer layer of skin has been
scraped off.
ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
•A severe, sometimes fatal
allergic reaction that
causes a sharp drop in
blood pressure and
breathing difficulties.
ANATOMY
•The study of the structure of
the body (how the body is
put together).
ARTICULATION
•A joint; the point at which
two or more bones meet.
AVULSION
•A painful soft tissue injury in
which a flap of tissue is torn
loose or pulled off
completely.
BLISTER
•A bubble like collection of
fluid beneath or within the
epidermis of the skin.
BURSITIS
•Inflammation of bursa.
CALLUS
•A thickened, usually painless
area of skin caused by
friction or pressure.
CARDIAC MUSCLE
•The muscle of the heart,
adapted to continued
rhythmic contraction.
CELL
•Basic unit of life
CONTUSION
•A soft tissue injury caused by
seepage of blood into a
tissue (a bruise)
CREPITATION
•A crackling or grating sound
heard upon movement of a
damaged bone or joint.
DISLOCATION
•The separation of a joint
and malposition of an
extremity.
ECCHYMOSIS
•Ruptured blood vessels in
the subcutaneous tissue,
noticeably by a purple
discoloration of the skin.
FRACTURE
•A crack or break in the
bone
HEMATOMA
•A blood filled swollen area;
a goose-egg mass caused
by bleeding under the
tissues.
INCISION
•A clean, straight, knife-like
cut.
JOINT LAXITY
•Joint play; motions
occurring between the
ends of two or more bones
that form a joint as it moves
through its range of motion
LACERATION
•A jagged tear in the flesh
LIGAMENT
•A band of white, fibrous,
connective tissue that helps
hold bone to bone.
MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS
•A condition in which
bone forms in and
replaces muscle tissue as
a result of trauma.
ORGAN
•A structure within the body
made up of tissues that
allow it to perform a
particular function.
PARESTHESIA
•An abnormal sensation of
the skin, such as numbness,
tingling, prickling, or
burning, with no apparent
cause.
PHYSIOLOGY
•The study of the function of
the body (how the body
works)
PRICE PROCEDURE
• Systemic steps taken to mitigate or minimize injury
Protect
Rest
Ice
Compress
Elevate
PUNCTURE WOUND
•A soft tissue injury caused by
the penetration of a sharp
object.
SKELETAL OR STRIATED MUSCLE
•Voluntary muscles that can
be consciously controlled.
SMOOTH OR VISCERAL MUSCLE
• Muscle tissue that contracts
without voluntary control;
contracts slowly and sustained
over a longer time; found in
internal organs and blood
vessels.
SPLINT
•A rigid device that holds
parts of the body together
and limits motion.
SPRAIN
•A stretching or tearing of
the ligaments,
characterized by the
inability to move, deformity,
and pain.
STRAIN
•A pulled muscle
SUBLUXATION
•A partial dislocation
SYNOVITIS
•Inflammation of the synovial
membrane in a joint
characterized by pain,
swelling, localized tension,
and increased pain with
movement.
SYSTEMIC REACTION
•A reaction that involves the
whole body rather than just
a part of it.
TENDON
•Fibrous connective tissue
around a joint that
connects muscle to bone.
TENDONITIS
•Inflammation of a tendon
TISSUE
•A collection of similar cells
and their intercellular
substances that work
together to perform a
particular function.