Muscles Flashcards
Bi-
Twice, double, two
-cele
Hernia, tumor, swelling
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
Fascio-
Fascia, fibrous band
-ia
Abnormal condition, disease
-ic
Pertaining to
Kinesio-
Movement
Myo-
Muscle
-plegia
Paralysis, stroke
-rrhexis
Rupture
Taxo-
Coordination, order
Tendo/ tendino-
Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
Tono-
Tone, stretching, tension
Tri-
Three
Muscle fibers
Long, slender cells that make up muscles
Fascia
A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together
Tendon
A narrow band of nonelastic, dense , fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
Myofascial
Pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
Patellar tendon
Muscles attach to the bottom of the kneecap or patella
Aponeurosis
A sheet like fibrous connective tissue resembling a flattened tendon that connects muscles together or to a bone
Skeletal muscles
Are attached to the bones of the skeleton AND make body motions possible
Smooth muscles
Located in the walls of internal organs. Function: to move and control the flow of fluids through digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts
Cardi-
Heart
Muscle innervation
The stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
Neuromuscular
Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and a muscle
Contraction
Tightening of a muscle
Relaxation
When a muscle returns to its original form
Abduction
The movement of a limb AWAY from the midline of the body
Adduction
The movement of a limb towards the midline of the body
Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
Extension
Increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb
Hyperextension
The extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond it’s normal limit
Elevation
The act of raising or lifting a body part
Depression
The act of lowering a body part
Rotation
A circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint
Circumduction
The circular movement at the far end of a limb
Humerus
The bone of the upper arm
Supination
The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned forward or upward
Pronation
The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned downward or backwards
Dorsiflexion
The movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
Origin
Where the muscle begins and is closest to midline
Insertion
Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon
Cleido
Collar bone
Sterno
Breastbone
Pectoralis major
A thick fan shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall
Lateralis
Towards the side
Medialis
Towards the midline
Oblique
Slanted at an angle
Rectus
In straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body
Sphincter
A ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway
Transverse
A crosswise direction
Biceps brachii
Formed from two divisions: two and head.
Gluteus Maximus
The largest muscle in the butt
Deltoid muscle
On the shoulder, shaped like an inverted triangle
