Muscles and Movement Flashcards
1
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ceps
A
heads (biceps, triceps)
2
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sinew
A
tendon (L, to stretch)
3
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fascia
A
band
4
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aponeurosis
A
from a tendon
5
Q
gastrocnemius
A
belly of the leg
6
Q
brachii
A
of the arm
7
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trapezius
A
four-sided
8
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sternocleidomastoid
A
sternum clavicle breast
9
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deltoid
A
triangular
10
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pectoral
A
of the breast
11
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intercostal
A
between the ribs
12
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rectus
A
upright
13
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transverse
A
across
14
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oblique
A
neither rectus or transverse, angled
15
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hernia
A
rupture
16
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inguinal
A
of the groin
17
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frontalis
A
forehead muscle
18
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external oblique
A
outer angled muscle
19
Q
sartorius
A
“tailor” longest muscle in the body and is about where inseam of paint is
20
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gracilis
A
“fat” or “grace” graceful or slender
21
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abduction
A
away from midline
22
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adduction
A
toward midline
23
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flexion
A
decreasing angle of joint
24
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extension
A
increasing angle
25
circumduction
around medial joint
26
inversion
sole toward midline
27
eversion
sole away from midline
28
plantar flexion
toes down
29
dorsiflexion
toes up, heals down
30
-tonia
tone
31
-asthenia
weakness
32
-clasia
to surgically break
33
-desis
to fuse or stabilize
34
-listhesis
slipping
35
-porosis
porous
36
myasthenia
muscular debility/muscular weakness
37
electromyogram
a tracing made with an electromyograph (an instrument that converts electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into visual record)
38
tenoplasty (tendoplasty)
surgical repair performed on a tendon
39
bradykinesia
extreme slowness of movements and reflexes
40
dystonia
any of various conditions characterized by abnormalities of movement and muscle tone
41
arthralgia
pain in one or more joints
42
atonia
lack of physiological tone, especially of a contractile organ
43
hyperkinesia
abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements
44
arthroclasia
the forcible breaking of a joint
45
arthrodesis
the surgical immobilization of a joint so that bones grow solidly together
46
arthroscope
a fiber-optic instrument surgically inserted through an incision near a joint and used to visually examine the joint interior
47
chondromalacia
abnormal softness of cartilage
48
intracranial
existing or occurring within the cranium
49
arthroscopy
examination or surgery of a joint with an arthroscope
50
osteotomy
a surgical operation in which a bone is divided or a piece of bone is excised (as to correct a deformity)
51
osteomyelitis
an infectious, usually painful, inflammatory disease of bone often of bacterial origin that may result in death of bone tissue
52
synovectomy
surgical removal of a synovial membrane
53
intervertebral
situated between vertebrae
54
osteoclasia
intensional fracture of a bone to correct deformity
55
osteochondroma
a benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage and usually occurring near the end of a long bone
56
arthrotomy
incision into a joint
57
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint especially for aspiration of a fluid from the joint
58
myorrhaphy
suture of a muscle
59
polymyositis
inflammation of several muscles at once
60
decubitis
to lie down
61
recumbant
to recline
62
hypertrophy
to grow beyond
63
atrophy
no new growth
64
serratus
saw toothed
65
adductor pollicis
adducts the thumb
66
pulled muscle
a strain: stretching or tearing of muscles or tendons (T in strain is for Tendon)
67
Runner's Knee
patellofemoral pain syndrome: commonly caused by chondromalacia, damage to cartilage under the patella
68
Swimmer's Shoulder
shoulder impingement syndrome: pain caused by tendon rubbing repeatedly against scapula
69
Shin spilts
medial tibial stress syndrome: microtears in muscle and bone from overuse of anterior lower leg
70
Tennis elbow
lateral epicondylitis: repetitive use injury causing tendinitis of the insertion into the lateral condyle
71
Sprained Ankle
Sprain: stretching or tearing of ligaments
72
Achilles Tendinitis
Tendinitis of the heel
