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Module 5 : Muscular System Flashcards

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Muscle tissue

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allows the body and its parts to move

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What are the three types of muscle tissues

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skeletal
cardiac
smooth

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movement caused by…

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muscle cells/fibres that specialize in contraction (shortening)
muscle movement occurs when chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy

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Cardiac Muscle

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comprises of the heart
- involuntary
- intercalated discs
-Interconnected structure allows heart to contract efficiently in its function as a pump

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Smooth Muscle

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Non Striated or visceral muscle
- found in walls of hollow structures, such as the digestive tract, and the walls of blood vessels
- contractions are involuntary and highly regulated

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Structure of skeletal muscle: muscle organs

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  • composed of striated muscle fibers and connective tissue
  • threadlike cylindrical cells arranged in bundles and characterized by crosswise striations and multiple nuclei
  • most skeletal muscles extend from one bone across a joint to another bone
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Functions of skeletal muscle movement

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muscles produce movement by pulling on bones as a muscle contracts
- the insertion bone is pulled closer to the origin bone
- movement occurs at the joint between the origin and the insertion

Groups of muscles usually contract to produce a single movement
- prime mover
- synergist muscles
- antagonist muscles

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Functions of skeletal muscle posture, heat production, fatigue

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Posture - maintained by continuous, low-strength muscle contractions called tonic contractions
Heat production - contraction of muscle fibres
~Hyperthermia and hypothermia

Physiological muscle fatigue
- continuous muscle contraction without adequate rest periods
- production and buildup of lactic acid in muscles
- oxygen debt mechanismm

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Isotonic

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same tension
changing length
Eccentric = muscle lengthens
Concentric = muscle shortens

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Isometric

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Same length
Changing tension
Relaxed, contracting

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Movements produced by Skeletal muscle contractions

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Angular movements
- flexion and extension; abduction and adduction

Circular movements
- rotation; circumduction; supination and pronation

Special movements
- Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion; inversion and eversion

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When a leg is in flexion…

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Quads are relaxed
hamstrings are contracted

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When a leg is in extension

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Quads are contracted
Hamstrings are relaxed

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Skeletal muscle groups head and neck movements

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facial muscles
- orbicularis oculi
- Orbicularis oris
- zygomaticus (major and minor)
Muscles of mastication
- masseter
- temporal
Sternocleidomastoid
trapezius

frontal, temporal

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Skeletal muscle groups upper extremity movement

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pectoralis major
latissimus dorsi
deltoid
biceps brachii
triceps brachii

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Skeletal muscle groups trunk movement

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abdominal muscles
- rectus abdominis
- external oblique
- internal oblique
- transversus abdominis
Respiratory muscles
- intercostal muscles
- diaphragm

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Skeletal muscle groups lower extremity movement

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iliopsoas
sartorius
gluteus maximus
adductor group
- adductor longus, gracilis, pectineus
hamstring group
- semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris

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Skeletal muscle groups lower extremity movement

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Quadriceps femoris group
- rectus femoris (1)
- Vastus muscles (3) : lateralis, intermedius, medialis

Tibialis anterior
Gastrocnemius
Fibularis or Peroneus group (3) : longus, brevis, tertius

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Glossary: Abduction

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Moving away from the midline of the body; opposite motion of adduction

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Glossary: Actin

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Contractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle

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Glossary: Acetylcholine (ACh)

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Chemical neurotransmitter

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Glossary: Adduction

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Moving toward the midline of the body (or region); opposite of abduction

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Glossary: Adductor muscle

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Any of several muscles that adduct a joint, moving a body part in from the side (lateral) and thus toward the midline (median or midsagittal plane) of the body or of the body region; ex. the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles contract together to pull the arm toward the trunk, thus adducting the shoulder joint

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Glossary: Aerobic training

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Continuous vigorous exercise requiring the body to increase its consumption of oxygen and develop the muscles’ ability to sustain activity over a long period

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Glossary: Antagonist

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any agent that has the opposite effect of the agent to which it is compared; ex. a hormone antagonist opposes the effect of the compared hormone

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Glossary: All or none

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describing a process that occurs at maximum or not at all once it begins

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Glossary: Cardiac muscles

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the type of muscle tissue that makes up most of the heart wall

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Glossary: Biceps brachii

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the primary flexor of the forearm

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Glossary: Biomechanical engineering

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discipline of engineering that applies principles of mechanical engineering to biological systems, as in biomedical engineering

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Glossary: Carpal tunnel syndrome

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muscle weakness, pain, and tingling in the radial side (thumb side) of the wrist, hand, and fingers - sometimes radiating to the forearm and shoulder; caused by compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (a passage along the ventral concavity of the wrist)

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Glossary: Bursa (pl. bursae)

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Small, cushionlike sac found alongside joints, cushioning moving bones

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Glossary: Circumduction

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the process of moving the distal end of a body part in a circular path

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Glossary: Deltoid

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triangular; ec. the deltoid muscle

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Glossary: Concentric contraction

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type of isotonic muscle contraction in which a muscle’s length decreases

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Glossary: Diaphragm

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membrane or partition that separates one thing from another; the flat muscular sheet that separates the thorax and abdomen and is a major muscle of respiration

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Glossary: Dorsiflexion

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angular movement when the top of the foot is elevated (brought toward the front of the leg) with the toes pointing upward

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Glossary: Disuse atrophy

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when prolonged inactivity results in the muscles shrinking in size

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Glossary: Eccentric contraction

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Type of isotonic muscle contraction in which a muscle’s length increases under a load

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Glossary: Ergonomics

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applied study of workers and their work environment

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Glossary: Endurance training

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continuous vigorous exercise requiring the body to increase its consumption of oxygen and developing the muscles’ ability to sustain activity over a prolonged period

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Glossary: Fatigue

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loss of muscle power; weakness

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Glossary: Eversion

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foot movement that turns the ankle so that the sole faces out to the side

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Glossary: Fibularis group

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Leg muscles that plantar flex and evert the foot; formerly called peroneous group

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Glossary: External oblique

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the outermost layer of the anterolateral abdominal wall

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Glossary: Extension

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increasing the angle between two bones at a joint

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Glossary: Flexion

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Act of bending; decreasing the angle between two bones at the joint

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Glossary: Frontal muscle

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one of the muscles of facial expression; it moves the eyebrows and furrows the skin of the forehead

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Glossary: Gastrocnemius

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Superficial muscle of the calf of the leg, connected (along with the soleus muscle) to the calcaneus bone of the foot by way of the Achilles (calcaneal) tendon; its action is to dorsiflex the foot, bending the toes upward

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Glossary: Gluteus Maximus

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major extensor of the thigh and also supports the torso in an erect position

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Glossary: hamstring muscle

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any of the powerful flexors of the hip; the hamstring group is made up of the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles

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Glossary: Hypertrophy

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increased size of a part caused by an increase in the size of its cells

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Glossary: Iliopsoas

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A flexor of the thigh and an important stabilizing muscle for posture

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Glossary: Hypothermia

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subnormal core body temp below 37 degrees

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Glossary: Intercostal muscle

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the respiratory muscles located between the ribs

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Glossary: Insertion

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a muscle’s attachment to a bone that moves when it contracts (as distinguished from its origin)

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Glossary: Inversion

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foot movement that turns the ankle so that the sole faces inward, toward the midline of the body

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Glossary: Isometric contraction

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type of muscle contraction in which muscle does not shorten

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Glossary: Intercalated disk

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any of the dislike cells connects that exist between cardiac muscle fibers

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Glossary: Internal oblique

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the middle layer of the anterolateral abdominal walls

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Glossary: Isotonic contraction

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contraction in which the length changes but the tension seems to be about the same; a mobilizing hind of contraction

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Glossary: Latissimus dorsi

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An extensor of the arm

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Glossary: Masseter

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Large muscle of the cheek, used to life the lower jaw (mandible) and thus provide chewing movement

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Glossary: Massage therapy

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pressing, rubbing, or other manipulation of muscle and other soft tissue to prevent or treat a variety of health conditions

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Glossary: Motor neuron

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transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glandular epithelial tissues

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Glossary: Mastication

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chewing

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Glossary: Motor unit

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A single motor neuron with the muscle cells it innervates

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Glossary: Muscle Fibers

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any of the specialized contractile cells of muscle tissue

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Glossary: Muscle strain

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overstretching or tearing skeletal muscle fibers resulting from overexertion or trauma

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Glossary: Muscle Tone

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the tension of muscle or tonic contraction; characteristic of muscle of a normal individual who is awake

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Glossary: Myoglobin

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large protein molecule in the cytoplasm of muscle cells that attracts oxygen and holds it temporarily

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Glossary: Myofilament

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any of the ultramicroscopic threadlike protein structures found in cylindrical groupings within each muscle fiber and involved in muscle contraction

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Glossary: Myosin

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Contractile protein found in the thick filaments of skeletal muscle

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Glossary: Neuromuscular junction (NMJ)

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the point of contact between the nerve endings and muscle fibers

61
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Glossary: Nutritionist

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professional consultant specializing in diet and food

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Glossary: Nurse

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health-care professional trained to care for the sick and injured

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Glossary: Origin

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a muscle’s attachment to a bone that does not move when it contracts, as distinguished from insertion

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Glossary: Paralysis

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loss of the power of motion, especially voluntary motion

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Glossary: oxygen debt

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continued increased oxygen consumption that occurs after exercise; also called excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)

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Glossary: Pectoralis Major

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Loss of the power of motion, especially voluntary motion

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Glossary: Posture

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position of the body

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Glossary: Prime mover

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the muscle responsible for producing a particular movement

66
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Glossary: Physical education

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health professional who helps patients improve body movements and manage pain

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Glossary: Physician

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Health care professional, usually holding a doctorate in medicine or related discipline, licensed to provide and supervise medical care

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Glossary: Plantar Flexion

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action of the bottom of the foot being directed downward; this motion allows a person to stand on his or her tiptoes

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Glossary: pronation

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to turn the palm downward

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Glossary: Quadriceps femoris

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Extensor of the leg

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Glossary: Rotation

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movement around a longitudinal axis; ex. shaking your head no

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Glossary: rectis abdominis

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muscle that runs down the middle of the abdomen; protects the abdominal viscera and flexes the spinal column

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Glossary: Sliding filament model

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concept in muscle physiology describing the contraction of a muscle fiber in terms of the sliding of microscopic protein filaments past each other within the sarcomere in a manner that shortens all the sarcomeres and thus the entire muscle

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Glossary: Sarcomere

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contractile unit of muscle; length of a cylindrical grouping of myofilaments between two z bands

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Glossary: Skeletal muscle

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the bones, cartilage, and ligaments that provide the body with a rigid framework for support and protection

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Glossary: Smooth muscle

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muscle that is not under conscious control; also known as involuntary muscle or visceral muscle; forms the walls of blood vessels and hollow organs

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Glossary: Sternocleidomastoid

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‘strap’ muscle located on the anterior aspect of the neck

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Glossary: Strength Training

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Contracting muscles against resistance to enhance muscle hypertrophy

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Glossary: Supination

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To turn the palm of the hand upward; opposite of pronate

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Glossary: Synergist

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muscle that assists a prime mover

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Glossary: Synovial membrane

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connective tissue membrane lining that spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid

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Glossary: Tendon

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a band or cord of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure

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Glossary: Tendon sheath

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Tube-shaped structure lined with synovial membrane that encloses certain tendons

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Glossary: Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of a tendon sheath

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Glossary: Tetanic contraction

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Sustained contraction

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Glossary: Tetanus

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sustained muscular contraction

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Glossary: Threshold stimulus

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Minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle fiber to contract

86
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Glossary: Tibialis Anterior

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Dorsiflexor of the foot

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Glossary: Tonic contraction

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special type of skeletal muscle contraction used to maintain posture

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Glossary: Transversus abdominis

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The innermost layer of the anterolateral abdominal wall

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Glossary: Trapezius

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triangular muscle in the back that elevates the shoulder and extends the head backwards

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Glossary: Triceps Brachii

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extensor of the elbow

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Glossary: Twitch

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a quick, jerky response to a single stimulus

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Glossary: Zygomaticus

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Muscle that elevates the corners of the mouth and lips; also known as the smiling muscle

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