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Chapter 4 Muscular system Flashcards

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Clon/o

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Violent action

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, or painful

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Fasci/o

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Fascia, fibrous band

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-ia

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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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-lysis

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To set free, to break down

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-lysis

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To set free, to break down

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My/o

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Muscle

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-plegia

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Stroke, paralysis

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Tax/o

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Coordination, order

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Ton/o

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Tone, stretching, tension

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Abduction

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Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

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Adhesion

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Band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally

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Ataxia

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Lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement

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Atonic

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Lacking normal muscle tone or strength

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Circumduction

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The circular movement at the far end of a limb

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Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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Swelling that causes pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel

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Compartment syndrome

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Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement

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Bradykinesia

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Extreme slowness in movement

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Dorsiflexion

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Movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

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Dyskinesia

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Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement

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Dystonia

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Movement disorder characterized by the involuntary and sometimes repetitive contractions of certain muscles

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Electromyography

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Diagnostic test the measures the electrical activity in muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation

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Epicondylitis

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Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the elbow

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Fibromyalgia

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Debilitating chronic condition characterized by fatigue, diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain

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Ganglion cyst

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Benign fluid filled lump that usually occurs on the outer surface of the wrist or hand, sometimes from a past injury

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Heel spur

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Calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near its attachment to the heel

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Hemiparesis

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Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body

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Hyperkinesia

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Abnormally increased muscle function or activity

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Impingement syndrome

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Inflammation of tendons that get caught in the narrow space between the bones in the shoulder joint

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Innervation

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Stimulation of a muscle by an impulsive transmitted by a motor nerve

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Insertion

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Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon, it is the more movable attachment

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Intermittent claudication

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Pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest

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Myasthenia graves

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Chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces weaknesses and rapid fatigue of voluntary muscles

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Myoclonus

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Quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

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Myofascial release

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Special soft tissue manipulation used to ease pain of fibromyalgia, TMJ, and carpal tunnel syndrome

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Myoparesis

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Weakness or slight muscular paralysis

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Myorrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of a muscle

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Origin

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Where the muscle begins, located near the midline of the body or on less movable part of the skeleton

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Physiatrist

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Doctor that specializes in physical medicine and rehab to restore function

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Polymyositis

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Muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakness of voluntary muscle in many parts of the body

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Pronation

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Rotating the arm or leg so the palm is turned downward

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Sarcopenia

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Loss of muscle mass, strength and function that comes with aging

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Shin splint

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Pain caused by the muscle tearing away from the tibia

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Sphincter

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Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passage way

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Singultus

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Myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes hiccups with each spasm

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Singultus

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Myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes hiccups with each spasm

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Sprain

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Injury to a joint that involves a wrenched or torn ligament

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Tendinopathy

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Term for irritation or degeneration of a tendon in a joint like a rotator cuff

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Tendinopathy

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Term for irritation or degeneration of a tendon in a joint like a rotator cuff

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Tenodesis

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Surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone

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Tenolysis

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Release of a tendon from adhesions

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the sheath around the tendon

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the sheath around the tendon

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Tenotomy

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Surgical cutting of a tendon to provide release or allow lengthening

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Torticolitis

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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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Contracture

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Permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with non elastic fibrous tissues.

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