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| Articulation of glenoid fossa of scapula and humerus |
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| Articulation of humerus, radius and ulna |
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| Articulation of radius and cow of carpal bones (Wrist) |
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| Articulation of two parallel rows of carpals (Wrist) |
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| Metacarpophalangeal Joints & Interphalangeal Joints |
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| Finger flexion and extension |
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| Acetabulum and head of femur |
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| Articulation of femur, tibia & patella (largest hinged joint) |
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| Anterior-Posterior stability; crisscross within the knee. |
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| Medial & Lateral stability. |
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| Between patella and the skin. |
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| Articulation of the tibia, fibula & talus (ankle) |
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| Temporomandibula Joint (TMJ) |
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| Articulation of mandible and temporal bone; anterior to tragus of ear. |
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| Exaggerated thoracic spine curvature. |
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| Symmetric joints; pain worse in the morning; and movement relieves pain. |
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| Unilateral joints; pain worse later in day; and movement makes pain worse. |
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| One or more joint bones is out of position. |
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| Partial dislocation of a joint. |
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| Shortening of muscle leading to limited ROM of a joint. |
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| Stiffening or fixation of a joint. |
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| Audible, palpable, crunching or grating sound on movement. |
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| Loss of normal hollow on either side of patella. |
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| Bowleg stance (abnormality of legs & feet). |
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| Knock-knee stance (abnormality of legs and feet). |
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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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| Consists of brain & spinal cord; highly evolved clusters of neurons. Brain is the control center that generates thoughts, emotions, and speech. |
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Cerebrum
Diencephalon
Brainstem
Cerebellum |
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| Has two hemispheres and four lobes. Right and left hemisphers; four lobes - frontal, parietal, occipital & temporal. |
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| Controls things such as imagination & 3D forms. |
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| Controls numbering skills, posture and reasoning. |
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| Controls personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. |
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| Is the center for sensation. |
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| Is the center for visual reception. |
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| Is the center for auditory reception. |
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| Cerebral cortex is cerebrum's outer layer of nerve cell bodies; is site of highest human functions (thought, memory, reasoning, sensation and voluntary muscles). |
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| Is embedded in the cerebrum, located above the brain stem. Contains the thalamus & hypothalamus. |
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| Main relay system for CNS. Processes sensory impulses before they ascend to the cerebral cortex. |
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| Regulates temperature, water metabolism, appetite, emotional expression, part of the sleep-wake cycle and thirst. |
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| Contains the midbrain, pons & medulla. |
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| Is the center for auditory and visual reflexes. |
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| Contains nuclei that control respiration. |
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| Role in controlling cardiac rate, blood pressure, respirations & swallowing. |
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| Located under the occipital lobe and connected to the mid brain, pons & medulla; processes input from other areas of the brain, spinal cord & sensory receptors to provide precise timing for coordinated, smooth movements of the skeletal muscular system. |
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| Coordinates skeletal muscle activity, maintains balance & contols fine movement. |
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| Temporal lobe; responsible for language comphresion; if damaged leads to receptive aphasia (hears sounds which have no meaning). |
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| Frontal lobe; responsible for motor speech; if damaged leads to expressive aphasia (understand language, knows what s/he wants to say, but cannot speak). |
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| Is the conduit for motor information down the spinal column; conduit for sensory information toward the brain; and the center for coordinating reflexes. |
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