Ch.5 Flashcards
Fasci/o
Band of fibrous tissue
Bucc/o
Cheek
Leiomy/o
Smooth muscle
Pector
Chest
Rhabdomy/o
Skeletal muscle or striated muscle
Deltoid
Covers shoulder joint
Biceps
Located on the anterior surface of the humerus
Gastrocnemius
Calf muscle
Masseter
Located at the angle of the jaw
Rectus abdominis
Abdominal muscle aka abs
Sternomastoid
Extends from the sternum up the side of the neck to the mastoid process
Temporal
Located above and near the ear
Biting and chewing
Trapezius
Triangular shaped muscle that extends across the back of the shoulder, back of the neck
Triceps
Located on the posterior of the humerus
Achilles’ tendon
Tendon that attaches to the gastrocnemius
Brady
Slow
Dys
Abnormal
Intra
Within
Poly
Many
Algia
Pain
Asthenia
With out feeling
Dynia
Pain
Kinesia
Movement
Lysis
Destruction, breakdown
Oma
Tumor
Tonia
Muscle tone
Trophy
Growth, development
Abduction
Movement away from mind line of body
Adduction
movement towards midline of body
Circum
Circular motion
Dorsiflexion
Moving the foot upwards towards the leg
Flexion
Bending motion
Plantar flexion
Moving the foot in a downward position away from the leg
Pronation
Moving the palms face down
Supination
Moving the palms face up or towards the front
Atrophy
Wasting or decreasing in size of an organ tissue
Bradykinesia
Extremely slow moving
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Inflammation and swelling of the tendons and median nerve that passes under the carpal ligament
Charcot-Marie-tooth disease
Degeneration of the muscles of the lower leg
Contracture
Abnormal and often permanent flexion at a joint
Fibr/o
Fiber
Ganglion
Cystic tumor of a tendon
Leiomyofibroma
Benign tumor of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue
Polymyositis
Chronic progressive inflammation of skeletal muscle with muscle weakness and atrophy
Sarc/o
Flesh
Tenosynovitis
Inflammation of a tendon sheath
Torticollis
Shortening of the muscle on one side of the neck
Gram
Graphic record
Myorrhaphy
Suture of muscle tissue or muscle wound
(R)rhapy
Suture or suturing
DTR
Deep tendon reflexes
EMG
Electromyography
FM
Fibromyalgia
IM
Intramuscular
MD
Muscular dystrophy