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Chapter 4 The Muscular System A&P Flashcards

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are the long, slender cells that make up muscles

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muscle fibers

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is a band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscle or groups of muscles

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fascia

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means pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

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myofascial

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4
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is a narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

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tendon

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is a sheet-like fibrous connective tissue, which resembles a flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or as a means of connecting muscle to bone

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aponeurosis

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are attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible

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skeletal muscle

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are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands

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smooth muscle

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also known as myocardium, form the muscular walls of the heart

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myocardial (cardiac) muscle

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what are the characteristics of skeletal muscle

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voluntary, striated, and multiple eccentric nuclei

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10
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what are the characteristics of smooth muscle

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involuntary, non-striated

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what are the characteristics of cardiac muscle

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involuntary, striated, and one centrally located nucleus

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12
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is the stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve

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muscle innervation

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13
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means pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle

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neuromuscular

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14
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refers to working in opposition to each other

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antagonistic

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15
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is the tightening of a muscle

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contraction

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16
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occurs when a muscle returns to its original form

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relaxation

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17
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is the movement of a limb away from the midline

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abduction

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18
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is the movement of a limb toward the midline

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adduction

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is the act of raising or lifting a body part

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elevation

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is the act of lowering a body part

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depression

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21
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is a circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint

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rotation

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is the circular movement at the far end of a limb

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circumduction

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means decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

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flexion

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means increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb

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extension

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is the extreme or overextension of a limb or body party

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hyperextension

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turns a body part on its axis

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rotator muscle

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27
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is the group of muscles and their tendons that hold the head of the humerus securely in place as it rotates within the shoulder

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rotator cuff

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28
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is the act of rotating the arm or the leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward

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supination

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is the act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward

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pronation

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30
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is the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

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dorsiflexion

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31
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is the movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle

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plantar flexion

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32
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means pertaining to the sole of the foot

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plantar

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33
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is where the muscle begins; located nearest the midline of the body or on a less movable part of the skeleton

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origin

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34
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is where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon. is more movable attachment, and it is the farthest point from the midline of the body

35
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muscle helps bend the neck and rotate the head

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sternocleidomastoid

36
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muscle inserts at one point of insertion into the mastoid process

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mastoid muscle

37
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are the pair of muscles that make flexion and extension of the wrist possible

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flexor carpi muscles and extensor carpi muscles

38
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is a thick, fan shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall

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pectoralis major muscle

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means toward the side

40
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is a muscle toward the outer side of the leg

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vastus lateralis

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means toward the midline

42
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is a muscle toward the midline of the leg

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vastus medialis

43
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means slanted or at an angle

44
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means in a straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

45
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is a ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

46
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means in a crosswise direction

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transverse

47
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is the largest muscle of the buttocks

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gluteus maximus

48
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located at the back of the upper leg, consists of three muscles

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hamstrings group

49
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what three muscles make up the hamstrings

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biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus

50
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what is the function of the hamstrings

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knee flexion, and hip extension

51
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is in the forehead. raises and lowers eyebrows

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frontalis (occipitofrontalis)

52
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muscle moves the lower jaw up and back to close the mouth

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temporalis

53
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which is one of the strongest in the body, moves the lower jaw up to close the mouth when chewing

54
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makes up the bulk of the chest muscles

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pectoralis major

55
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muscles flex and rotate the vertebral column, also flex torso and compress the abdomen

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external oblique

56
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flex the spine, support the abdominal contents, help breathe, and rotate the spine

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internal oblique

57
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helps flex the trunk, assists in breathing, and supports the spine

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rectus abdominus

58
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is located on the side of the abdomen. called the core muscle

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transverse abdominus

59
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forms the muscular cap of the shoulder

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deltoid muscle

60
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muscle moves the head and shoulder blade

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trapezius muscle

61
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located in the anterior upper arm, flexes the elbow

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biceps brachii

62
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located in the posterior upper arm, extends the elbow

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triceps brachii

63
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extends the leg at the knee

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rectus femoris

64
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is made up of four muscles

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quadriceps femoris

65
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is the calf muscle that flexes the knee and bends the foot downward

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gastrocnemius

66
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is a specialist who works under the supervision of a physician to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs

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exercise physiologist

67
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is a physician who specializes in treating the causes of paralysis and similar muscular disorders in which there is a loss of function

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neurologist

68
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is a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function

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physiatrist

69
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specializes in treating sports-related injuries of the bones, joints, and muscles

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sports medicine physician

70
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means a condition causing weakness

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debilitating

71
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refers to adhesions forming in the capsule of connective tissue in the shoulder

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frozen shoulder

72
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means deterioration or breaking down

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degeneration

73
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means the process of becoming worse

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deterioration

74
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means coming and going at intervals

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intermittent

75
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means limping

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claudication

76
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means pertaining to night

77
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are tender areas that most commonly develop where the fascia comes into contact with a muscle

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trigger points

78
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pain that originates in one area of the body, but is felt in another

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referred pain

79
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means the person has some function below the level of the injury

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incomplete injury

80
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means that there is complete loss of sensation and muscle control below the level of the injury

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complete injury

81
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is an involuntary response to stimulus

82
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is characterized by pain on the outer side of the forearm

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lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

83
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is characterized by pain on the palm-side of the forearm

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medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)

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