Chapter 4 Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
Flexor Movement
A
An expansion or outward movement by muscles
2
Q
Tendons
A
Muscle attached to bone
3
Q
Burs
A
Bursa
4
Q
Chondr
A
Cartilage
5
Q
Fibr
A
Fiber
6
Q
My
A
Muscle
7
Q
Rhabdo
A
Rod
8
Q
Tendin
A
Tendon
9
Q
a/trophy
A
a: without
trophy: nourishment or development
Process of shrinking muscle size
10
Q
burs/itis
A
Burs: bursa
itis: inflammation
inflammation of the bursa
11
Q
chondr/o/malacia
A
chondr: cartilage
malacia: softening
Softening of the cartilage
12
Q
dys/trophy
A
dys: painful, difficult
trophy: nourishment or development
Progressive atrophy, from malnutrition
13
Q
fibr/oma
A
fibr: fiber
oma: tumor
tumor of fibrous tissue
14
Q
Fibr/o/my/algia
A
fibr: fiber
my: muscle
algia: pain
Chronic muscle pain
15
Q
hyper/trophy
A
hyper: increase
trophy: nourishment, development
Increase in muscle size
