Chapter 4 part 1 Flashcards
muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
make body movement possible, hold the body erect, move body fluids and produce body heat
fascia, fasci/o
cover, support and separate muscles
tendons, ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
attach muscles to bones
bi
twice, double, two
cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
dys
bad, difficult or painful
fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
fibro
fibrous tissue, fiber
ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of ium
ic
pertaining to
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
my/o
muscle
plegia
paralysis, stroke
rrhexis
rupture
tax/o
coordination, order
ten/o, tendin/o, tend/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
ton/o
tone, stretching, tension
tri
three
muscle fibers
long, slender cells that make up muscles
fascia
band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles or groups of muscles and is flexible to allow movement
myofascial
pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
tendon
narrow band of nonelastic dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
patellar tendon
attaches muscles to the bottom of the patella
Achilles tendon
attaches the gastrocnemius muscle (the major muscle of the calf of the leg) to the heel bone
aponeurosis
sheet-like fibrous connective tissue resembling flattened tendon that connects muscles together or to a bone
skeletal muscles
attached to the bones of the skeleton and makes body motions possible
voluntary muscles
aka skeletal muscles because we have conscious control over these muscles
striated muscles
aka skeletal muscles under a microscope and light bands in the muscle fibers create a striped appearance
striated
striped
smooth muscles
located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels and ducts leading from glands to move and control the flow of fluids
