Ch 8--Muscular System Flashcards
Involuntary muscle
Heart.
Performs without conscious command
Muscle types
Skeletal muscles-movement
Cardiac muscles-heartbeat
Visceral muscles-breathing, digestion
Ligaments
Connective tissue that connects bones to other bones
Tendons
Connective tissue that connects muscles to bones
Biceps brachii
Muscle that moves the forearm.
Lies over the humerus and is attached at one end to the scapula
Origin
The point of attachment of the biceps to the scapula. Term is used for muscles attachment to the bone that does not move when muscle contracts
Insertion
Point of attachment to bone that DOES move. Term used for muscle attachment to the bone that moves when muscle contracts
Flex/o
Bend
Pronati/o
Facing backward
Supinati/o
Facing forward
Tens/o
Stretch
Dorsi-
Back
Abductor
Muscles that move a part away from the midline
Adductor
Muscles that move a part toward the midline
Electr/o
Electric
Electromyography
Process of recording the electrical activity of muscle
Fasci/o
Fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle).
Fascial
Pertaining to the fascia
Fasciectomy
Excision of fascia
Fasciitis, fascitis
Inflammation of fascia
Fasciorraphy
Suturing the fascia
Kinesi/o
Movement
Kinesiology
Study of movement
Kinesimeter
Instrument used to measure movement
Lei/o
Smooth
Leiomyoma
Benign tumor of smooth muscle. (Visceral muscles are smooth)
Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle.
Muscular
Pertaining to muscle
Musculoskeletal
Pertaining to the muscle and skeleton
Electromyogram
Record of the electrical currents in a muscle
Fibromyalgia
Pain in fibrous tissues such as muscles tendons and ligaments
Fibr/o
Fiber