Ch. 04 The Muscular System Flashcards
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-desis
A
to bind or tie together
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-ia
A
plural - abnormal condition, disease
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ium
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singular - abnormal condition, disease
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-lysis
A
breakdown
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-paresis
A
partial or incomplete paralysis
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-plegia
A
paralysis, stroke
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
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ADL
A
activities of daily living
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ataxia
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the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
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-asthenia
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weakness, lack of strength
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bi-
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twice, double, two
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carp /o
A
wrist bones
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CFS
A
chronic fatigue syndrome
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claudication
A
limping
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clon
A
violent action
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CTS
A
carpal tunnel syndrome
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debilitating
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a condition causing weakness
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deltoid
A
muscular cap of shoulder
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deterioration
A
process of becoming worse
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DTR
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deep tendon reflex
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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EMG
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electromyography
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fasci /o
fascia, fibrous band
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fibr /o
fibrous tissue, fiber
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gluteus maximus
buttock muscle
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hemi
hemiplegia
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herni /o
hernia
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hernia
the protrusion of a part of a structure through the tissues normally containing it.
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IC
intermittent claudication
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kines /o
movement
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kinesi /o
movement
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lateralis
towards the side
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ligament
bands of fibrous tissue that form joints by connecting one bone to another bone or by joining a bone to cartilage
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MD
muscular dystrophy
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MG
myasthenia gravis
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muscul /o
muscle
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my /o
muscle
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myocardial
heart muscle
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myos /o
muscle
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oblique
slanted at an angle
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OT
occupational therapy, occupational therapist
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PM
polymyositis
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quad
quadriplegia, quadriplegic
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rectus
straight
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referred pain
pain that originates in one area of the body but is felt in another.
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rehabilitation
restoration, following disease, illness or injury of the ability to function in a normal or near-normal manner.
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rhabdomy /o
striated (skeletal) muscle
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ROM
range-of-motion testing
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RSD
repetitive stress disorder
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sarc /o
flesh
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SCI
spinal cord injury
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spasm
sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles
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sphincter
ring-like
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sphincter
ring-like muscle
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sphincter /o
tight band, sphincter
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sprain
an injury to a joint
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strain
an injury to the body of a muscle or the attachment of a tendon
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dystonia
condition of abnormal muscle tone
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tax /o
coordination, order
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ten /o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tend /o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tendin /o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tendon
narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
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ton /o
tone, stretching, tension
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transverse
crosswise
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tri-
three
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trigger points
tender area most commonly developed where the fascia comes into contact with a muscle.
