Chapter 5 Flashcards
Muscles and Tendons (173 cards)
active
full word π«
causing action or change
activity
full word π«
the state of being active
contract
full word π«
draw together or shorten
fiber
full word π«
a strand or filament
multidisciplinary
full word π«
involving health care providers from more than one profession
muscle
full word π«
a tissue consisting of cells that can contract
passive
full word π«
not active
peristalsis
full word π«
waves of alternate constriction and relaxation in a tube
skeletal
full word π«
pertaining to the skeleton
tone
full word π«
tension present in resting muscles
voluntary muscle
full word π«
muscle that is under the control of the will
activ-
root π₯
movement
-tract
root π₯
draw
disciplin-
root π₯
instruction
-stalsis
root π₯
constrict
skelet-
root π₯
skeleton
volunt-
root π₯
free will
-ity
suffix π¦
condition, state
-ary
suffix π¦
pertaining to
-al
suffix π¦
pertaining to
con-
prefix π©
with, together
multi-
prefix π©
many
peri-
prefix π©
around
atrophy
full word π«
the wasting away or dimished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part