Chapter 4 Muscles Flashcards
Bi-
Two
Tri-
Three
Maximus
Great or large example gluteus maximus largest muscle of buttock
-ceps
Head
Transverse
In crosswise direction
Sphincter
Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway
Lateralis
Toward the side
Medialis
Toward the midline
Oblique
Slanted or at an angle
Rectus
In straight alignment with vertical axis of the body or straight up-and-down
Belly
Center
Mid sagittal plane or midline
Divides the body into left and right equal halves
Distal
Farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
Dorsal
Backside of body or the back of an organ
Fasci
Collective tissue that binds muscle
Capri
Wrist or wrist bones
Anterior
In front/front part of organ
Cleid/o
Collarbone
Stern/o
Breastbone
Flex
To bend
Ex-
Away from
Tens
Stretch out
Ab-
Away from
Duct
To lead
-ion
Action
Ad-
Toward
My/o
Muscle
Ectomy
Surgical removal
Ology
Study of
Itis
Inflammation
Algia
Pain
Ologist
Specialist
Rrhexis
Rupture
Poly
Many
Penia
Deficiency
sarc /o
Flesh
Ton
Tone
A
Without
Hypo
Deficient decreased
Hyper
Excessive
Fibr/o
Fibrous tissue
Tendin
Tendon
Atrophy
Weakness or wearing away body tissues and structures
Adhesion
Fibrous tissue holds body structures together abnormally
Hernia
Protrusion of a part of a structure
-Cele
Hernia
-lysis
Destruction or breaking down in disease
Degeneration
Deterioration or breaking down
Deterioration
Process of becoming worse
Dys
Bad painful difficult
-ia
Condition
Tax
Coordination
Brady-
Slow
Kines
Movement
Ectomy
Surgical removal
Ology
Study of
Itis
Inflammation
Algia
Pain
Ologist
Specialist
Rrhexis
Rupture
Poly
Many
Penia
Deficiency
sarc /o
Flesh
Ton
Tone
A
Without
Hypo
Deficient decreased
Hyper
Excessive
Fibr/o
Fibrous tissue
Tendin
Tendon
Atrophy
Weakness or wearing away body tissues and structures
Adhesion
Fibrous tissue holds body structures together abnormally
Hernia
Protrusion of a part of a structure
-Cele
Hernia
-lysis
Destruction or breaking down in disease
Degeneration
Deterioration or breaking down
Deterioration
Process of becoming worse
Dys
Bad painful difficult
-ia
Condition
Tax
Coordination
Brady-
Slow
Kines
Movement
Clon
Violent action
-us
Singular noun ending
Singultus
Hiccups
Asthenia
Weakness or lack of strength
Repetitive stress disorder
Variety of muscular conditions that result from repeated motions preformed in the course of a normal work day
Muscular dystrophy
General term more than 30 genetic disease progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles that control movement without affecting the nervous system
Rotator cuff tendinitis
Inflammation of the tendons of the rotator cuff also known as tennis shoulder or pitchers shoulder
Calcaneus
Heel bone
Heel spur
Calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near calcaneus bone
Deltoid
Muscular cap of shoulder
Strain
Injury to the body of the muscle
Sprain
Injury to a joint