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Muscle system Flashcards

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Skeletal muscle

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attached to the bones, allow for movement

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Voluntary muscles

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consious control over these muscles

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Straited muscles

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Muscles with a striped appearance

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Smooth muscles

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Muscles inside internal organs, move and control fluids through internal organs

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5
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Involuntary muscles

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muscles controlled by autonomic nervous system

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Myocardial muscles

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muscles in the heart

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Muscle innervation

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simulation of a muscle by an impulse tramsitted by a motor nerve

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Antagonistic

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opposition of eachother

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Contraction

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tightening of a muscle

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Relaxation

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relaxation of a muscle, return to normal state

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Abduction

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movement of a limb away from the body

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Adduction

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movement of a limb toward the body

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Flexion

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decreasing the angle by bending a limb at a joint

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Extension

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increasing the angle by bending the limb at a joint

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Hyperextension

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extreme extension, overextension

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Elevation

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raising/lifting a body part

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Depression

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lowering a body part

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Rotation

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circular movement around an axis

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Circumduction

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circular movememt at the far end of a limb

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Rotator muscle

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turns a body part on its axis

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Rotator cuff

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group of muscles and tendons that hold humerus securley in place

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Supination

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rotating arm or leg so the palm or sole is facing upwards (carrying a bowl of soup)

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Pronation

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rotating arm or leg so the palm or sole is facing downward/backward

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Dorsiflexion

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movement that bends the foot upward

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Plantar flexion

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movement that bends the foot downwards

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Origin

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where the muscle begins, closest to the midline of the body

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insertion

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where the muscle ends, farthest away from the midline of the body

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Adhesion

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band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally

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Atrophy

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weakness, wearing away of body tissues

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Myalgia

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tenderness/pain in the muscles

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Myocele

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the herniation (protrusion) of a muscle substance through a tear in the fascia

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Myolysis

A

degeneration of muscle tissue

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Myorrhexis

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rupture/tearing of a muscle

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Polymyositis

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muscle disease, simultaneous inflammation and weakness of voluntary muscles

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Rhabdomyolysis

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syndrome or indirect muscle injury, death of muscle fibers are released into the bloodstream causing complications

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Sarcopenia

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loss of muscle mass, strength, and funtion that come with aging

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Muscle tone

A

state of balanced muscle tension

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Atonic

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lacking normal muscle tone or strength

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Dystonia

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abnormal muscle tone, impairment of voluntary muscle movement

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Hypotonia

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diminished tone of skeletal muscles

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Ataxia

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lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement

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contracture

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permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin

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Intermittent claudication

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pain in leg muscles during excercise, relieved during rest (caused by poor circulation)

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spasm

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sudden, involuntary contraction

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Myoclonus

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quick, involuntary jerking of muscle

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Singultus

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cramp

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painful, localized muscle spasm

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Torticollis

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wryneck, stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction

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Bradykinesia

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extreme slowness in movement

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Dyskinesia

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distortion or impairment of voluntary movement resulting in fragmented/jerky movements

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Hyperkinesia

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abnormal increased muscle function

MA 1100 (7 decks)

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