muscle system pathophysiology Flashcards
What is myalgia
Muscle pain
What is a muscle strain
When a muscle over stretches and tears the muscle fibres
What is a sprain
A strain that involves a ligament
What is myositis
The inflammation of a muscle
What are muscle contusions
Bruises of the muscle tissue, internal bleeding and myositis
What is muscular dystrophy
Genetic disorders In the muscle
What is muscle dystrophin
A protein that attaches the actin thin filaments to the sarcolemma
What happens when the sarcolemma gets damaged
Extra calcium enters damaging the myofilaments
In muscular dystrophy what replaces muscle tissue
Fat and connective tissue
What is tetanus
A disease caused by infection with the bacteria clostridium tetani
What does tetanus do to the skeletal muscle
It causes spasms (sudden contractions)
Locked jaw muscles
