Transcript Terminology
Terminology Common terms… Rehabiliation – Process of getting a person back to his or her normal level of function following an injury or illness Modality – A therapeutic method or agent, such as surgery, chemotherapy, or electrotherapy, that involves the physical treatment of a disorder. Common terms… Anatomy – Study of the structure of the body (how the body is put together) Physiology – Study of the function of the body (how the body works) Tendons – Fibrous connective tissue around a joint that connects muscle to bone Ligaments – Fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone In terms of the body… Anatomical position – Standing posture with the arms at the side and the palms of the hands facing forward Planes of the body Frontal/Coronal Plane – Separates the body into front and back halves Sagittal Plane – Divides the body into left and right halves Transverse Plane – Divides the body into top and bottom halves Activity Take a minute and draw (or trace) a human body in the anatomical position and dissect it into the three planes… In terms of the body… (Directional Terms) Common medical terms of location will help describe where an injury is located on the athletes body Anterior vs Posterior Medial vs Lateral Proximal vs Distal Superior vs Inferior Superficial vs Deep Anterior vs Posterior Anterior/Ventral – Refers to the front of the body – Athlete was hit at the anterior aspect of the upper leg…. Where was he hit? Posterior/Dorsal – Refers to the back of the body – Athletes indicates that the posterior side of his upper leg is painful when running… What hurts? Which plane separates these two? – Frontal/Coronal plane Medial vs Lateral Medial – Toward the midline of the body – Injury on the inside of his knee Lateral – Away from the midline of the body – Injury on the outside of the knee Which plane would separate these two? – Sagittal plane Proximal vs Distal Proximal – Toward the attachment of a limb to the trunk Distal – Away from the attachment of a limb The The The The shoulder is _______ to the elbow knee is ________ to the hip hip is _________ to the knee elbow is ________ to the shoulder Superior vs Inferior Superior – One point or structure being higher than another – The knee is superior to the ___________ Inferior – One point, or structure, that is lower than another – The pelvis is inferior to the ____________ Superficial vs Deep Superficial – Close to the body’s surface Deep – Away from the body’s surface Which injury is worse? – A superficial cut or a deep cut? Activity For each of the 5 pairs of directional terms, make a poster that displays the following: Definition of each term Example of each term Drawing of each term Anatomy terms Epiderms – Most superficial layer of skin Dermis – Layer just below the epidermis. Contains oil glands, blood vessels, hair follicles, nerves Subcutaneous layer – Fatty layer that insulates the body from temperature changes and connects the skin to the body Anatomy terms cont… Axial Skeleton – The bones of the body that include the spine, chest, and head Appendicular skeleton – Bones of the extremities: shoulders, arms, legs, feet, hands, and pelvs Bone terminology Diaphysis – The long straight shaft of the long bone Epiphysis – Expanded ends of the long bone that is made up of two condyloids The End!