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Ch 8--Muscular System Flashcards

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Involuntary muscle

A

Heart.

Performs without conscious command

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Muscle types

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Skeletal muscles-movement
Cardiac muscles-heartbeat
Visceral muscles-breathing, digestion

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Ligaments

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Connective tissue that connects bones to other bones

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Tendons

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Connective tissue that connects muscles to bones

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Biceps brachii

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Muscle that moves the forearm.

Lies over the humerus and is attached at one end to the scapula

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Origin

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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

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Insertion

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Point of attachment to bone that DOES move. Term used for muscle attachment to the bone that moves when muscle contracts

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Flex/o

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Bend

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Pronati/o

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Facing backward

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Supinati/o

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Facing forward

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Tens/o

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Stretch

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Dorsi-

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Back

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Abductor

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Muscles that move a part away from the midline

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Adductor

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Muscles that move a part toward the midline

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Electr/o

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Electric

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Electromyography

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Process of recording the electrical activity of muscle

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Fasci/o

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Fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle).

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Fascial

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Pertaining to the fascia

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Fasciectomy

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Excision of fascia

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Fasciitis, fascitis

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Inflammation of fascia

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Fasciorraphy

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Suturing the fascia

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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Kinesiology

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Study of movement

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Kinesimeter

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Instrument used to measure movement

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Lei/o
Smooth
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Leiomyoma
Benign tumor of smooth muscle. (Visceral muscles are smooth)
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Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle.
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Muscular
Pertaining to muscle
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Musculoskeletal
Pertaining to the muscle and skeleton
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Electromyogram
Record of the electrical currents in a muscle
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Fibromyalgia
Pain in fibrous tissues such as muscles tendons and ligaments
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Fibr/o
Fiber
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Myalgia
Muscle pain
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Myopathy
Any muscular disease
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Myos/o
Muscle
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Myositis
Inflammation of the muscle
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Polymyositis
Inflammation of many muscles
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Rhabd/o
Rod shaped; striped; striated
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Rhabdomyoma
Benign tumor of striated muscle
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Rhabdomyosacoma
Malignant tumor of striated muscle tissue
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Rhabdomyolysis
Breakdown of striated muscle tissue
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Tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon
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Tendinous
Pertaining to a tendon
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Tenodesis
Surgical fixation of a tendon
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Tenotomy
Cutting of a tendon
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Tenosynovi/o
Tendon sheath (covering of a tendon)
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Tenosynovitis
Inflammation of a tendon sheath
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Ton/o
Tone; tension
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Atonic
Pertaining to muscle that has no tone or tension; atony
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Dystonia
Abnormal muscle tone or tension
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Myotonia
Inability of the muscle to relax after increased muscular contraction
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Tonic
Pertaining to tone or tension
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-Asthenia
No strength
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Myasthenia
No muscle strength
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Myoclonus
Alternate muscular relaxation and contraction in rapid succession
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-clonus
Turmoil
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-ion
Process of
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Abduction
Process of drawing away from
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Adduction
Process of drawing toward
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Circumduction
Process of drawing a apart in a circular motion
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Dorsiflexion
Bending the ankle joint so that the top of the foot bends upward
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Plantar flexion
Bending the ankle joint so that the top of the foot bends toward the sole of the foot.
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Extension
To stretch out; stretching out a limb; increasing the angle between two bones; opposite of flexion
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Flexion
Bending a limb; decreasing the angle between two bones; opposite of extension
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Pronation
As applied to the hand, process of Turing the palm backward
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Supination
As applied to the hand, the process of turning the palm forward
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-kinesia
Movement; motion
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Bradykinesia
Slow movement
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Dyskinesia
Impairment of muscle movement
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Hyperkinesia
Excessive movement
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-trophy
Nourishment; growth
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Atrophy
Wasting away of muscle
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Dystrophy
Abnormal development, especially muscular distrophy
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Hypertrophy
Enlargement of an organ due to an increase in the size of cells
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-thermy
Heat
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Diathermy
Heat applied to deep tissues through
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EMG
Electromyography
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IM
Intramuscular
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ROM
Range of motion (degree of which a joint can be moved. Measured in degrees. Full range is 360 degrees. Limited movement may be 60 degrees
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RICE
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
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SLR
Straight leg raising
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Voluntary muscles
Perform movement on command

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