Trulife Orthotic Fitter's Course - Glossary F thru M Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 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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