Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Anaerobic Threshold - The oxygen consumption level above which aerobic energy production is supplemented by anaerobic mech...
Arthrometry, Articular - Measurements of joint flexibility (RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR), usually by employing an angle-measur...
Bone Density - The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practic...
Bone Development - The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bon...
Bone Regeneration - Renewal or repair of lost bone tissue. It excludes BONY CALLUS formed after BONE FRACTURES but not y...
Bone Remodeling - The continuous turnover of bone matrix and mineral that involves first, an increase in resorption (o...
Bone Resorption - Bone loss due to osteoclastic activity....
Calcification, Physiologic - Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts....
Chondrogenesis - The formation of cartilage. This process is directed by CHONDROCYTES which continually divide and la...
Dependent Ambulation - To move about or walk on foot with the use of aids....
Diastole - Post-systolic relaxation of the HEART, especially the HEART VENTRICLES....
Diastole - Post-systolic relaxation of the HEART, especially the HEART VENTRICLES....
Excitation Contraction Coupling - A process fundamental to muscle physiology whereby an electrical stimulus or action potential trigge...
Exercise - Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining P...
Exercise Tolerance - The exercise capacity of an individual as measured by endurance (maximal exercise duration and/or ma...
Eye Movements - Voluntary or reflex-controlled movements of the eye....
Flight, Animal - The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air....
Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic - An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by the cessation of body movements, except ...
Gait - Manner or style of walking....
Hand Strength - Force exerted when gripping or grasping....
Head Movements - Voluntary or involuntary motion of head that may be relative to or independent of body; includes ani...
Head-Down Tilt - Posture while lying with the head lower than the rest of the body. Extended time in this position is...
Immobility Response, Tonic - An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by complete loss of muscle strength....
Isometric Contraction - Muscular contractions characterized by increase in tension without change in length....
Isotonic Contraction - Muscle contraction with negligible change in the force of contraction but shortening of the distance...
Jogging - Running at a low rate of speed. It can be done as a means of conditioning or for general health and ...
Jogging - Running at a low rate of speed. It can be done as a means of conditioning or for general health and ...
Knee-Chest Position - The posture of an individual supported by the knees and chest resting on a table....
Locomotion - Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or inv...
Maxillofacial Development - The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face....
Motor Activity - The physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon....
Movement - The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMO...
Muscle Contraction - A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction o...
Muscle Development - Developmental events leading to the formation of adult muscular system, which includes differentiati...
Muscle Fatigue - A state arrived at through prolonged and strong contraction of a muscle. Studies in athletes during ...
Muscle Relaxation - That phase of a muscle twitch during which a muscle returns to a resting position....
Muscle Strength - The amount of force generated by MUSCLE CONTRACTION. Muscle strength can be measured during isometri...
Muscle Stretching Exercises - Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve...
Muscle Tonus - The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is...
Musculoskeletal Development - The morphologic and physiological changes of the MUSCLES, bones (BONE AND BONES), and CARTILAGE of t...
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena - Processes and properties of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM....
Musculoskeletal Physiological Processes - Biological actions and functions of the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM....
Myocardial Contraction - Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM....
Myoelectric Complex, Migrating - A pattern of gastrointestinal muscle contraction and depolarizing myoelectric activity that moves fr...
Osseointegration - The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be...
Osteogenesis - The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification....
Osteolysis - Dissolution of bone that particularly involves the removal or loss of calcium....
Physical Endurance - The time span between the beginning of physical activity by an individual and the termination becaus...
Physical Exertion - Expenditure of energy during physical activities. Intensity of exertion may be measured by rate of O...
Pinch Strength - Force exerted when using the index finger and the thumb. It is a test for determining maximum volunt...
Postural Balance - A POSTURE in which an ideal body mass distribution is achieved. Postural balance provides the body c...
Posture - The position or attitude of the body....
Pronation - Applies to movements of the forearm in turning the palm backward or downward or when applied to the ...
Prone Position - The posture of an individual lying face down....
Psychomotor Performance - The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity....
Range of Motion, Articular - The distance and direction to which a bone joint can be extended. Range of motion is a function of t...
Resistance Training - A type of strength-building exercise program that requires the body muscle to exert a force against ...
Running - An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a mod...
Running - An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a mod...
Supination - Applies to the movements of the forearm in turning the palm forward or upward and when applied to th...
Supine Position - The posture of an individual lying face up....
Swimming - An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the...
Swimming - An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the...
Systole - Period of contraction of the HEART, especially of the HEART VENTRICLES....
Uterine Contraction - Contraction of the UTERINE MUSCLE....
Walking - An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinate...
Walking - An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinate...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
