Vocabulary Terms in Physical Therapy

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Across
  1. 2. US federal government health insurance program for individuals who are 65 years of age or older.
  2. 4. A term meaning that the client is post operative
  3. 5. causes muscles to shorten, it is when an individual goes against gravity
  4. 6. relating towards the front of a structure
  5. 9. on the surface or shallow
  6. 11. pertaining towards the back of the body
  7. 12. relating towards the back of a structure
  8. 16. away from the surface and further into the body
  9. 17. a plane that separates the body into superior and inferior sections
  10. 19. the ability of a force to cause rotation on a lever
  11. 20. the movement of a limb or part of the body away from the midline
  12. 21. movement that tilts the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body
  13. 22. causes muscles to lengthen, it is when an individual goes with gravity.
  14. 25. position pertaining above an organ or structure
  15. 26. a plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior sections.
  16. 27. position pertaining below an organ or structure
Down
  1. 1. is a push or a pull which alters the state of motion
  2. 3. maintaining constant speed no matter how much force an individual expends
  3. 7. The process in which tissue deteriorates and loses functional capability
  4. 8. the movement of a limb or part of the body towards the midline
  5. 10. the body is lying face down or a body part that is face down
  6. 13. the body is lying face up or a body part that is face up (hint: think of your palms holding soup for supine!)
  7. 14. exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load
  8. 15. A term meaning that the client is pre operative
  9. 18. movement that tilts the sole of the foot toward the midline of the body
  10. 20. pertaining towards the front of the body
  11. 23. a plane that separates the body laterally into right and left sections
  12. 24. a healthcare program that assists low-income families and individuals in paying for healthcare costs (ex: hospital stays, doctor visits, long-term medical care and more).