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Chapter 4 Muscles Flashcards

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Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Maximus

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Great or large example gluteus maximus largest muscle of buttock

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-ceps

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Head

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Transverse

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In crosswise direction

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Sphincter

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Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

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Lateralis

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Toward the side

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Medialis

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Toward the midline

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Oblique

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Slanted or at an angle

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Rectus

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In straight alignment with vertical axis of the body or straight up-and-down

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Belly

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Center

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Mid sagittal plane or midline

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Divides the body into left and right equal halves

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Distal

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Farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

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Dorsal

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Backside of body or the back of an organ

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Fasci

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Collective tissue that binds muscle

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Capri

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Wrist or wrist bones

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Anterior

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In front/front part of organ

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Cleid/o

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Collarbone

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Stern/o

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Breastbone

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Flex

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To bend

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Ex-

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Away from

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Tens

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Stretch out

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Ab-

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Away from

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Duct

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To lead

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-ion

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Action

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Ad-

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Toward

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My/o

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Muscle

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Ology

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Study of

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Algia

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Pain

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Ologist

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Specialist

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Poly

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Many

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Penia

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Deficiency

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sarc /o

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Flesh

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Ton

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Tone

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Without

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Hypo

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Deficient decreased

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous tissue

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Tendin

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Tendon

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Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away body tissues and structures

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Adhesion

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Fibrous tissue holds body structures together abnormally

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Hernia

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Protrusion of a part of a structure

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-Cele

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Hernia

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-lysis

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Destruction or breaking down in disease

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Degeneration

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Deterioration or breaking down

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Deterioration

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Process of becoming worse

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Dys

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Bad painful difficult

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-ia

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Condition

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Tax

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Coordination

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Brady-

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Slow

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Kines

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Movement

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Ology

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Study of

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Algia

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Pain

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Ologist

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Specialist

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Poly

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Many

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Penia

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Deficiency

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sarc /o

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Flesh

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Ton

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Tone

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Without

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Hypo

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Deficient decreased

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous tissue

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Tendin

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Tendon

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Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away body tissues and structures

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Adhesion

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Fibrous tissue holds body structures together abnormally

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Hernia

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Protrusion of a part of a structure

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-Cele

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Hernia

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-lysis

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Destruction or breaking down in disease

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Degeneration

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Deterioration or breaking down

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Deterioration

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Process of becoming worse

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Dys

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Bad painful difficult

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-ia

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Condition

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Tax

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Coordination

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Brady-

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Slow

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Kines

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Movement

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Clon

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Violent action

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-us

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Singular noun ending

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Singultus

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Hiccups

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Asthenia

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Weakness or lack of strength

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Repetitive stress disorder

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Variety of muscular conditions that result from repeated motions preformed in the course of a normal work day

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Muscular dystrophy

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General term more than 30 genetic disease progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles that control movement without affecting the nervous system

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Rotator cuff tendinitis

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Inflammation of the tendons of the rotator cuff also known as tennis shoulder or pitchers shoulder

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Calcaneus

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Heel bone

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Heel spur

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Calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near calcaneus bone

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Deltoid

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Muscular cap of shoulder

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Strain

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Injury to the body of the muscle

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Sprain

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Injury to a joint

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