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Ch.4 Muscular System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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List the functions of the muscular system

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  1. hold body erect and make movement possible
  2. generate heat
  3. move food through digestive system
  4. move blood through veins
  5. move fluids through ducts and tubes associated with other body systems
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The long slender cells that make up muscles

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muscle fibers

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Sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscles or groups of muscles

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fascia

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pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

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myofascial

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

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tendon

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Type of muscle tissue that are attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible

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skeletal muscle

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type of muscle tissue that are known as voluntary muscles bc we have conscious control over them

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skeletal muscle

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Type of muscle tissue that is also known as striated muscles bc the dark and light bands in the muscle make a striped appearance

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skeletal muscle

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what are the three types of muscle tissue?

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  1. skeletal
  2. smooth
  3. myocardial
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type of muscle tissue located in the walls of internal organs whose function is to move and control the flow of fluids through them.

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smooth muscle

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type of muscle know as involuntary, unstriated, and visceral

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smooth muscle

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type of muscle tissue that forms the walls of the heart

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myocardial muscle

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stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve is called?

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muscle innervation

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pertaining to the relationship btw nerve and muscle

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neuromuscular

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The less moveable attachment point where a muscle begins, closest to midline

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origin

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the more moveable attachment where a muscle ends, farthest from midline

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insertion

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Means slanted or at an angle (muscles can be named this bc there fibers run this way)

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oblique

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Mean in straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

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rectus

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ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

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sphincter

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crosswise direction

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transverse

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a specialist who works under the supervision of a physician to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs, as well as administer medical tests to promote fitness.

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exercise physiologist

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physician who specializes in treating the causes of paralysis and similar disorders where there is loss of function

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neurologist

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physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehab with the focus on restoring function

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physiatrist

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physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and disorders such as osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and tendonitis

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rheumatologist

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physician who specializes in treating sports-related injuries

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sports medicine physician

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medical term for a herniation

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myocele

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neuromuscular disorder which causes slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction

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myotonia

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permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissue is replaced with non-elastic fibrous tissue.

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contracture

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pain in the leg muscles during exercise and is relieved by rest, due to poor circulation and associated with peripheral vascular disease

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intermittent claudication

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stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side

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spasmodic torticollis

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term for extreme slowness in movement, a symptom of Parkinson’s

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bradykinesia

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term for distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as in a tic or spasm

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dyskinesia

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jerking of limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep

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nocturnal myoclonus

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medical term for hiccups

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singultus

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chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles

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myasthenia gravis

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chronic pain disorder caused by the development of trigger points

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myofascial pain syndrome

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harmless fluid-filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist

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ganglion cyst

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weakness or slight muscular paralysis

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myoparesis

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slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body

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hemiparesis

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total paralysis affecting only one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body

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paraplegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of heart muscle or cardiac arrest

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cardioplegia

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diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation

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electromyography

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diagnostic procedure for testing and recording neuromuscular activity by the electric stimulation of the nerve truck that carries fibers to and from the muscle

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electroneuromyography

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medication administered to suppress smooth muscle contractions of the stomach, intestine, or bladder

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antispasmodic

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medication administered to relax certain muscles and to relieve the stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by injury

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skeletal muscle relaxant

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drug that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the transmission of nerve stimuli to the muscles

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neuromuscular blocker

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therapy that promotes recovery and rehab to perform activities of daily living

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occupational therapy

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treatment to prevent disability or to restore function through the use exercise, heat, massage, and other methods

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physical therapy

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