muscles

Question 1

neuromuskular system

Answer 1

nerves and muscles

Question 2

electrical impulse

Answer 2

nerve that stimulates a skelatle muscle

Question 3

neuromuscluar junction

Answer 3

nurofiber contacts the muscle

Question 4

what does a neurotransmitter do

Answer 4

stimulate the muscles to contract

Question 5

what is calciums effect

Answer 5

essential to muscle contraction

triggers the fibers within the muscle to move

Question 6

hypocalcemia

Answer 6

causes low BP cramping, stiffness and spasms

Question 7

hypercalcimia

Answer 7

muscle twitching and weakness

Question 8

electrolites

Answer 8

chemicals that conduct electricity when mixed with water

- regulate nerve and muscle function, hydrate the body, balance blood acidity and pressure, rebuild dammaged tissue

Question 9

electrolites in our boddies include

Answer 9

sodium, potassium,calcium, chloride, magnisium, phosphate

Question 10

what do our muscles need to contract

Answer 10

calcium, sodium, and potassium

Question 11

atrophy

Answer 11

wasting of muscle, mucles hget smaller usually from lack of use

Question 12

contracture

Answer 12

a sever tightening of flexor muscles develops causing a bend at the joint

Question 13

fibromyalgia

Answer 13

chronic widespread pain in specific muscle sites. Includes widespread muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness, along with fatigue.
-treatment includes a controlled excercise program treatment with pain relievers, muscle relaxants and antidepressants

Question 14

muscular dystrophy

Answer 14

a deterioration of muscles that still have intact nerve function. May cause weakness and paralysis. life expectancy 20 years

Question 15

myasthenia gravis

Answer 15

chronic muscle fatigue with slightest exertion. affects adults and usually begins with head muscles. is caused by a defect in transmission at the neuromuscular junction

Question 16

muscle strain

Answer 16

injury caused by overuse or overstreching

Question 17

muscles sprain

Answer 17

more severe and involves tearing of the ligaments around a joint, usually as a result of abnormal or excessive joint movement

Question 18

treatment for sprain or strain

Answer 18

RICE-rest, ice, compression, elevate

Question 19

muscle spasm

Answer 19

involuntary muscle contraction, which is always painful. A cramp is a moderate to severe muscle spasm. colic is a visercle muscle spasm

Question 20

contusion

Answer 20

a bruise or bleeding within a muscle, resulting from impact