Medical Terminology - Chapter 7 Flashcards
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agon/o
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agony, a contest
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amputat/o
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to cut through
3
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brach/i
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arm
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cleid/o
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clavicle
5
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clon/o
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turmoil
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duct/o
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to lead
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dactyl/o
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finger or toe
8
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dermat/o
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skin
9
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fasci/o
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a band
10
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fibr/o
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fiber
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is/o
A
equal
12
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metr/o
A
to measure
13
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muscul/o
A
muscle
14
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my/o
A
muscle
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neur/o
A
nerve
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path/o
A
disease
17
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prosth/e
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an addition
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rhabd/o
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rod
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rotat/o
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to turn
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sarc/o
A
flesh
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stern/o
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sternum
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scler/o
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hardening
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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ten/o
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tendon
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therm/o
hot, heat
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ton/o
tone, tension
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tors/o
twisted
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tort/i
twisted
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troph/o
a turning
30
volunt/o
will
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3 primary functions of muscle
cause movement, maintain posture, produce heat
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bands of connective tissue that attach muscles to bones
tendons
33
rotates and laterally flexes neck
sternocleidomastoid
34
raises and rotates arm
deltoid
35
flexes, adducts and rotates arm
pectoralis major
36
extends and rotates thigh
gluteus maximus
37
a wide, sheetlike tendon
aponeurosis
38
muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle
antagonist
39
muscle that is primary in a given movement (the movement is produced by its contraction)
prime mover or agonist
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muscle that acts with another muscle to produce and assist movement
synergist
41
skeletal muscle is also known as
voluntary
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smooth muscle is also known as
involuntary, visceral or unstriated
43
the muscular tissue of the heart
myocardium
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process of muscles maintaining posture
tonicity
45
skeletal muscles produce body movement through:
contractility, extensibility, excitability and elasticity
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produce relatively slow contraction with greater degree of extensibility in the internal organs
smooth muscles
47
muscle that contracts the myocardium
cardiac muscle
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-or
one who, a doer
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-taxia
order
50
-ist
agent
51
-trophy
nourishment, development
52
-ceps
head
53
brady-
slow
54
-kinesia
motion
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clon
turmoil
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pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles
clonic
57
con-
with, together
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-ure
process
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-spasm
tension, spasm
60
dia-
through
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-phragm
a fence, partition
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dis-
apart
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-in
chemical
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in-
into, in, not
65
sert
to gain
66
levat
lifter
67
kneading that applies pressure and friction to external body tissues
massage
68
-asthenia
weakness
69
gravis
grave
70
-blast
immature cell, germ cell
71
-oma
tumor
72
-kinesis
motion
73
-malacia
softening
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-paresis
weakness
75
-rrhaphy
suture
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-tome
instrument to cut
77
-tomy
incision
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-plegia
stroke, paralysis
79
HOB or examining table is raised about 18" or 46cm patient sitting up with knees also elevated
Fowler's position
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on back w/ lower extremities flexed, feet in stirrups. used in vaginal exam/operations, Pap smear and Dx & Tx of bladder & urethra diseases
lithotomy position
81
lying face downward; used in exam of the back, injections and massage
prone position
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lying flat on back w/ face upward and arms at sides, used in exam of the head, neck, chest, abdomen and extremities and assessing vital signs
supine position
83
-sis
condition, state of
84
quadri-
four
85
relaxat
to loosen
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-ion
process
87
rheumat
discharge
88
-ism
condition
89
lemma
a rind
90
spastic
convulsive
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-ity
condition
92
syn-
with, together
93
erget
work
94
-desis
binding
95
-dynia
pain
96
-collis
neck
97
-ase
enzyme
98
test performed on serum to determine levels of calcium
calcium blood test
99
is essential for muscle contraction, nerve transmission and blood clotting
calcium (Ca)
100
test to measure electrical activity across muscle membranes by means of electrodes (can indicate MG, ALS, MD peripheral neuropathy, and anterior poliomyelitis)
electromyography (EMG)
101
AE
above elbow
102
AK
above knee
103
BE
below elbow
104
BK
below knee
105
abbreviation of Calcium
Ca
106
EMG
electromyography
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FMS
fibromyalgia syndrome
108
FROM
full range of motion
109
IM
intramuscular
110
LOM
limitation / loss of motion
111
MD
muscular dystrophy
112
MG
myasthenia gravis
113
ROM
range of motion
114
SOB
shortness of breath
115
TBW
total body weight
116
TJ
triceps jerk
117
allows muscles to become shorter and thicker
contractility
118
allow living muscle cells to be stretched and extended, becoming longer and thinner
extensibility
119
muscles receive and respond to stimulation
excitability
120
once stretching force is removed and muscles return to their original shape
elasticity
121
muscles must be supplied with _________ and __________ in order to function properly
oxygen and proper nutrition
122
collis
neck
123
tract, tract/o
to draw
124
mast, mast/o
mastoid, process, breast-shaped, breast
125
spastic
convulsive
126
synov
synovial membrane
127
general term, condition characterized by inflammation, soreness, and stiffness of muscles and pain in joints
rheumatism
128
lack of muscular coordination; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements, symptomatic of some nerve disorders
ataxia (a- -taxia lack of order)
129
major muscle of breathing, separates chest cavity and abdominal cavity
diaphragm
130
condition characterized by cramps, convulsions, muscles twitching, and sharp flexion in wrist and ankle joints. generally caused by abnormality in calcium metabolism
tetany
131
muscle that is like a nerve, able to send a signal
neuromuscle
132
exclusive to cardiac muscle, spreads signal to other parts of the muscle which signals the heart to contract
intercalated disk
133
muscles produce heat by use of
arrector pili muscle
134
fluid inside of skeletal muscle
sarcoplasm
135
plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber
sarcolemma
136
attached to less mobile bone
origin
137
attached to more moveable bone
insertion
138
3 muscle GROUPS
agonist (prime mover), antagonist, synergist
139
3 muscle PARTS
origin, body, insertion
140
types of muscle tissue
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
141
each muscle has its own stored supply of ______ which it uses as fuel for energy
glycogen
142
synovial joint AKA
diarthrotic joint
