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Ch. 04 The Muscular System Flashcards

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-desis

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to bind or tie together

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-ia

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plural - abnormal condition, disease

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ium

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singular - abnormal condition, disease

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-paresis

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partial or incomplete paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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ADL

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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

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wrist bones

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CFS

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chronic fatigue syndrome

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claudication

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limping

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clon

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violent action

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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debilitating

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a condition causing weakness

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deltoid

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muscular cap of shoulder

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deterioration

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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

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fascia, fibrous band

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fibr /o

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fibrous tissue, fiber

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gluteus maximus

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buttock muscle

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hemi

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hemiplegia

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herni /o

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hernia

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hernia

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the protrusion of a part of a structure through the tissues normally containing it.

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IC

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intermittent claudication

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kines /o

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movement

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kinesi /o

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movement

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lateralis

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towards the side

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ligament

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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

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muscular dystrophy

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MG

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myasthenia gravis

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muscul /o

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muscle

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my /o

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muscle

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myocardial

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heart muscle

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myos /o

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muscle

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oblique

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slanted at an angle

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OT

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occupational therapy, occupational therapist

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PM

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polymyositis

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quad

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quadriplegia, quadriplegic

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rectus

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straight

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referred pain

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pain that originates in one area of the body but is felt in another.

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rehabilitation

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restoration, following disease, illness or injury of the ability to function in a normal or near-normal manner.

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rhabdomy /o

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striated (skeletal) muscle

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ROM

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range-of-motion testing

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RSD

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repetitive stress disorder

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sarc /o

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flesh

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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spasm

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sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles

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sphincter

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ring-like

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sphincter

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ring-like muscle

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sphincter /o

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tight band, sphincter

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sprain

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an injury to a joint

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strain

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an injury to the body of a muscle or the attachment of a tendon

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dystonia

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condition of abnormal muscle tone

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tax /o

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coordination, order

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ten /o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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tend /o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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tendin /o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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tendon

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narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

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ton /o

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tone, stretching, tension

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transverse

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crosswise

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tri-

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three

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trigger points

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tender area most commonly developed where the fascia comes into contact with a muscle.

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