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Muscles Flashcards

1
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Bi-

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Twice, double, two

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-cele

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Hernia, tumor, swelling

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Fascio-

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Fascia, fibrous band

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5
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-ia

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Abnormal condition, disease

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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7
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Kinesio-

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Movement

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Myo-

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Muscle

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9
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-plegia

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Paralysis, stroke

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10
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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Taxo-

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Coordination, order

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Tendo/ tendino-

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Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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Tono-

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Tone, stretching, tension

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14
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Tri-

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Three

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15
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Muscle fibers

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Long, slender cells that make up muscles

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Fascia

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A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together

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17
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Tendon

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A narrow band of nonelastic, dense , fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

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Myofascial

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Pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

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19
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Patellar tendon

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Muscles attach to the bottom of the kneecap or patella

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Aponeurosis

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A sheet like fibrous connective tissue resembling a flattened tendon that connects muscles together or to a bone

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21
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Skeletal muscles

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Are attached to the bones of the skeleton AND make body motions possible

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22
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Smooth muscles

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Located in the walls of internal organs. Function: to move and control the flow of fluids through digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts

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Cardi-

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Heart

24
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Muscle innervation

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The stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve

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Neuromuscular

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Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and a muscle

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Contraction

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Tightening of a muscle

27
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Relaxation

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When a muscle returns to its original form

28
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Abduction

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The movement of a limb AWAY from the midline of the body

29
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Adduction

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The movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

30
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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

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Extension

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Increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb

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Hyperextension

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The extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond it’s normal limit

33
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Elevation

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The act of raising or lifting a body part

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Depression

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The act of lowering a body part

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Rotation

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A circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint

36
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Circumduction

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The circular movement at the far end of a limb

37
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Humerus

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The bone of the upper arm

38
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Supination

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The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned forward or upward

39
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Pronation

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The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned downward or backwards

40
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Dorsiflexion

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The movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

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Origin

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Where the muscle begins and is closest to midline

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Insertion

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Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon

43
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Cleido

A

Collar bone

44
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Sterno

A

Breastbone

45
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Pectoralis major

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A thick fan shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall

46
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Lateralis

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Towards the side

47
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Medialis

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Towards the midline

48
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Oblique

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Slanted at an angle

49
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Rectus

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In straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

50
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Sphincter

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A ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

51
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Transverse

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A crosswise direction

52
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Biceps brachii

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Formed from two divisions: two and head.

53
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Gluteus Maximus

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The largest muscle in the butt

54
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Deltoid muscle

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On the shoulder, shaped like an inverted triangle

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