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Chapter 4- Muscles Flashcards

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bi-

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Twice, double, two

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-cele

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Hernia, tumor, swelling

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fasci/o

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Fascia, fibrous band

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fibr/o

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Fibrous tissue, fiber

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-is

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Abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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Movement

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my/o

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Muscle

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-pelgia

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Paralysis, stroke

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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tax/o

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Coordination, order

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ton/o

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Tone, stretching, tension

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tri-

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Three

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Muscle fibers

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Long, slender cells that make up muscles. Each muscle consists of a group of fibers that are bound together by connective tissue.

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Fascia

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A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or bones together muscles or groups of muscles.

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Tendon

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A narrow band of non-elastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to a bone.

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Ligament

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Bands of fibrous tissue that form joints by connecting one bone to another bone.

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Skeletal muscles

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Or attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible.

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Smooth muscles

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Involuntary muscles/ Located in the walls of the internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducks leading from Glad.

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Myocardial muscles

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Form the muscular walls of the heart.

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cardi

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Heart

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Muscle innervation

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The stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve.

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Neuromuscular
Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle.
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Antagonistic
Working in opposition to each other.
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Abduction
The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.
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duct
To lead
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-ion
Action
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Adduction
The movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
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Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb to a joint.
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flex
To bend
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Extension
Increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb.
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tens
To stretch out
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Hyperextension
The extreme or over extension of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit.
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Elevation
The act of raising or lifting a body part.
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Depression
The act of lowering a body part.
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Rotation
A circular movement around the axis such as the shoulder joint.
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Circumduction
The circular movement at the far end of a limb.
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Rotator cuff
The group of muscles in there tendons that hold the head of the humerus securely in place as it rotates with in the shoulder joint.
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Supination
The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward.
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Pronation
The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downword or backward.
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Dorsiflexion
The movement that burns the foot upward at the ankle.
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Plantar flexion
The movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle.
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-asthenia
Lack or loss of strength
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lei/o
Smooth
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cry/o
Cold
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taxi/a
Movement to stimuli
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Origin
Where are the muscle begins, and it is nearest to the midline and a less movable attachment.
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Insertion
Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon.
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stern/o
Breastbone
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cleid/o
Collar bone
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carpi
Wrist or wrist bones
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Lateralis
Toward the side.
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Medialis
Toward the midline.
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Oblique
Slanted or at an angle.
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Rectus
In straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body.
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Sphincter
A ring like muscle hat tightly constricts the opening of a passage way.
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Transverse
In a crosswise direction.
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-ceps
Head
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Hamstring group
- biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus
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Adhesion
A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally.
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Atrophy
Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures.
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Hernia
The protrusion of a part of a structure through the tissues normally conditioning it.
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-lysis
Destruction or breaking down in disease.
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rhabdomy/o
Striated muscle
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sarc/o
Flesh
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-penia
Deficiency
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Muscle tone
The state of balanced muscle tension that makes normal posture, coordination, and movement possible.
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Atonic
Lacking normal muscle tone or strength.
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Dystonia
A condition of abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement.
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Hypotonia
A condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles.
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Ataxia
The lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement.
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Contracture
The permanent tightening of facia, muscles, tendons, ligaments or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with non elastic fibrous tissues.
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Intermittent claudication
Pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest.
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Spasm
Any sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles.
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clon
Violent action
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Singultus
Hiccups/ myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccups sound with each spasm.
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Cramp
Painful localized muscle spasm.
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Torticollis
Stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side.
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brady-
Slow
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kines
Movement
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-ia
Condition
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-asthenia
Weakness or lack of strength.
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epi-
On
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condyl
Condyle
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Myoparesis
A weakness or slight muscular paralysis.
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Hemiparesis
Slight paralysis affecting one side of the body.
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Hemiplegia
Total paralysis affecting one side of the body.
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Paraplegia
The paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body.
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four extremities.
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RICE
Rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
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CTS
Carpal tunnel syndrome
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CFS
Chronic fatigue syndrome
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hemi
Hemiplegia
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IC
Intermediate claudication
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MD
Muscular dystrophy
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MG
Myasthenia gravis
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OT
Occupational therapy, occupational therapist
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PM
Polymyositis
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quad
Quadriplegia, quadriplegic
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RSD
Repetitive stress disorder
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ROM
Range of motion testing

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