Trulife Orthotic Fitters Course - Glossary F thru

Trulife Orthotic Fitter's Course - Glossary F thru M Latest Update - 130 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed

facet - CORRECT ANSWER: a smooth, flattened articular surface

fascia - CORRECT ANSWER: a sheet or band of fibrous tissue under the skin for

sheathing muscles, nerves and blood vessels

femorocele - CORRECT ANSWER: femoral hernia

femur - CORRECT ANSWER: the long bone of the thigh (longest bone in the body)

fetus - CORRECT ANSWER: the unborn child from conception to birth

fibrosis - CORRECT ANSWER: formation of fibrous tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue

fistula - CORRECT ANSWER: an abnormal tube-like passage within tissue or between organs that permits passage of fluids or secretions

fixation - CORRECT ANSWER: held in a fixed position

flaccid - CORRECT ANSWER: relaxed, soft, without tone

flexion - CORRECT ANSWER: the act of bending or the condition of being bent

(decreases the angle between bones)

flexor - CORRECT ANSWER: a muscle that bends a joint. opposite of extension

foramen - CORRECT ANSWER: a perforation or opening, especially in a bone

fossa - CORRECT ANSWER: an anatomical pit, groove or depression

fracture - CORRECT ANSWER: the breaking of a bone or cartilage

Fracture types - CORRECT ANSWER: Simple or hairline - bone breaks but does not

protrude to the surface or damage the surrounding tissue Compound - sharp pieces of bone damage the surrounding tissue, in some cases protruding from the skin Comminuted - one bone is crushed Compression - one bone is crushed into another 1 / 2

Dislocation - the broken bone is dislocated from its socket

Frejka- Type pillow - CORRECT ANSWER: hip abduction splint for infants and small children

frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWER: divides body into front and back portions

functional - CORRECT ANSWER: the normal or characteristic action of a organ or body part

fusion - CORRECT ANSWER: the coherence of adjacent parts. the operative formation of ankylosis

gastro - CORRECT ANSWER: a combining form of a Latin word "gaster", meaning belly

gastrocnemius - CORRECT ANSWER: the most posterior muscle of the calf, leading to the Achilles tendon, that flexes both the ankle and the knee

gastroptosis - CORRECT ANSWER: a falling or displacement downward of the stomach into the lower abdomen

genu - CORRECT ANSWER: the knee

genu recurvatum - CORRECT ANSWER: knee joint hyperextension

geriatrics - CORRECT ANSWER: the study of medicine related to the aged

gibbus - CORRECT ANSWER: hump or kyphosis

gland - CORRECT ANSWER: a secretory organ or structure that selectively removes

materials from the blood

glenoid cavity - CORRECT ANSWER: depression in the lateral angle of the scapula for articulation with the humerus

gluteal - CORRECT ANSWER: of or pertaining to the region of the buttocks

gluteal fold - CORRECT ANSWER: the crease between the thigh and the buttocks

gluteus maximus - CORRECT ANSWER: the large muscle of the buttocks which is

attached to the ilium and the femur

gradient - CORRECT ANSWER: rate of change of temperature, pressure, or other

variable as a function of distance, time, etc.

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