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| the condition in which all the bodys systems are balanced and working together to maintain internal stability. |
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| composed of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| the inability to control bowl movements. |
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| exercises are used when residents are not able to move on their own, performed by caregivers. |
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| physical and chemical processes. |
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| PNS Peripheral Nervous System |
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| deals with the periphery, outer part of the body via the nerves that extend throughout the body. |
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| organs that produce and secrete chemicals called hormones. |
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| moving a body part away from the midline of the body |
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| Organs are made up of tissues and have a specific function. |
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| when the ventricles pump blood through the vessels and the resting phase. |
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| chemical substances created by the body that control numerous body functions. |
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| moving a body part toward the midline of the body . |
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| tissues are made up of groups of cells that perform a similar task |
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| when the chambers fill with blood |
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| sex glands, produce hormones that regulate the bodys ability to reproduce. |
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| straightening a body part |
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| building blocks of the body. |
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| The body taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide involves breathing in. |
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| to create new human life. |
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| also known as "skin" largest organ in the body, a natural protective covering. |
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| protects the body from disease in general |
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| protects against a specific disease that is invading the body at a given time. |
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| the mucus a person coughs up from the lungs. |
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| a clear yellowish fluid that carries disease fighting cells called lymphocytes |
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| allow the body to move they also protect the organs. |
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| involuntary contractions that move food into the stomach from the esophagus. |
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| is care that is managed by professionals to help restore a person to their highest possible level of function |
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| a natural sugar that can be carried to the cells by the blood. |
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| to keep a resident at the level achieved by rehabilitation. |
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| touching the thumb to any other finger |
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| provide movement of body parts to maintain posture and produce heat |
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| the process of preparing food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed into the cells. |
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| exercises putting a particular joint through its full arc of motion. helps to prevent atrophy or contractures |
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| when muscles waste away, decrease in size and become weak |
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| the transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells. |
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| exercises are performed by the resident themselves without help . |
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| muscle or tendons shorten, becoming inflexible or freezes in position. |
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| the process of expelling wastes that are not absorbed into the cells. |
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| Active Assisted Range of Motion |
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| exercises are done by the resident with some assistance from a caregiver. |
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