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Chapter 4: The Muscular System Flashcards

1
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bi-

A

two

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2
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-cele

A

hernia

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3
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-desis

A

bind

tie together

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fasci/o

sounds like: Fash-E”

A

fascia

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kinesi/o

A

movement

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-kinesia

A

movement

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7
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-lysis

A

loosening

set free

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my/o

A

muscle

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myos

A

muscle

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hemi-

A

half

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tax/o

A

coordination

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-taxia

A

coordination

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Ten/o

A

tendon

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Tend/o

A

tendon

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15
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tendin/o

A

tendon

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tenon

A

tendon

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ton/o

A

tone

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tri-

A

three

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19
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-paresis

A

partial or incomplete paralysis

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20
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-plegia

A

complete paralysis

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brady-

A

slow

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tachy-

Sounds like: Tacky

A

fast

rapid

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poly-

A

many

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24
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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25
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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dys-

A

bad
difficult
painful

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quadri-

A

four

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electr/o

A

electricity

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fasci/itis
or
fascitis

A

inflammation of the fascia

30
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ten/algia

A

pain in the tendons

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-algia

A

pain

suffering

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-dynia

A

pain

suffering

33
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teno/dynia

A

pain in the tendons

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tendin/itis

A

inflammation in the tendons

35
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adhesion

A

band of fibrous tissue holding structures together abnormally (from injury or surgery)

36
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atrophy

A

weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue

37
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my/algia

A

muscle pain

38
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myos/itis

A

inflammation in the muscles

39
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poly/myos/itis

A

inflammation of many muscles (with atrophy)

40
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myo/malacia

A

abnormal softening of muscles

41
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myo/rrhexis

A

ruptured muscles

42
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myo/sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening of muscles

43
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a/ton/ic

A

lack of normal muscle tone

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dys/tonia

A

poor muscle tone

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hyper/tonia

A

excessive muscle tone

46
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hypo/tonia

A

decreased muscle tone

47
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a/taxia

A

can’t coordinate muscles

48
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dys/taxia
AKA
partial ataxia

A

difficulty coordinating muscle movement

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spasm/cramp

A

sudden, violent involuntary muscle movement

50
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brady/kinesia

A

extremely slow movement

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hyper/kinesia
AKA
Hyper active

A

abnormally increased movement

52
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hypo/kinesia

A

abnormally decreased movement

53
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dys/kinesia

A

poor/impaired movement

54
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paralysis

A

loss of sensation and voluntary movement

due to injury or disease of the nerve supply

55
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myo/paresis

A

partial muscle paralysis

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hemi/paresis

A

partial paralysis in HALF (ie: one side) of the body

57
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hemi/plegia

A

total paralysis in HALF (ie: one side) of the body

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para/plegia

A

complete paralysis of both legs and lower part of the body

59
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quadri/plegia

A

total paralysis in all four limbs (injury above C5)

60
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EMG

A

Electro/myo/graphy

records strength of muscle contractions after electrical stimulation

61
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electro/myo/graphy

A

records strength of muscled of contractions after electrical stimulation

62
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tenon/ectomy

A

surgical removal of part of a tendon

63
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teno/desis

A

to suture the end of the tendon to the bone

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teno/plasty

A

surgical repair of the tendon

65
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teno/rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing of the divided ends of a tendon

66
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my/ectomy

A

surgical removal of part of a muscle

67
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myo/plasty

A

surgical repair of a muscle

68
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myo/rrhaphy

A

suture of a muscle wound

69
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my/otomy

A

surgical incision of a muscle

70
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myo/rrhexis

A

rupture of a muscle

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