Muscular Flashcards

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1
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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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Bil

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Bilateral

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MFT

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Muscle function test

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PT

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Physical therapy

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As tol

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As tolerated

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IM

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Infectious mononucleosis, intramolecular

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PE

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Physical examination

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ROM

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Range of motion

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Infra

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Below, beneath, inferior

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Bi-

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Twice, double, two

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Vast/o

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Vast, great, extensive

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Ante-, anter/o

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Before, in front of

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A

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No, not, without, away from

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14
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Flex/o

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Bend

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My/o

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Muscle

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Viscer/o

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Viscera, internal organ

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Stimul/o

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Goad, prick, incite

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Ad

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Toward, to, in direction of

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Circum

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Around, about

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Inter

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Between, among

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Tri

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Three

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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-us

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Thing, singular noun ending

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Post

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After, behind

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Troph/o, trophy

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Development, nourishment

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-ion

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Action, state, process, condition

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27
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-Algia

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Pain, painful condition

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Ab

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Away from, negative absence

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Ante

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Before, in front of

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Dist

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Far

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32
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Later/o

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Side

33
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Muscle that acts in opposition to action of another muscle

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Antagonist

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Wasting away, decrease in size

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Atrophy

35
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Shortening of muscle tissue

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Contraction

36
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Muscle disorder resulting from defective or faulty nutrition, abnormal development, or infection

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Dystrophy

37
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Increasing an angle at a joint

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Extension

38
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Soft

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Flaccid

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Decreasing an angle at a joint

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Flexion

40
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Muscle pain

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Myalgia

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Loss or impairment of motor function

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Paralysis

42
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Partial contraction, maintains posture

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Muscle tone (Tonus)

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Continued contraction of muscle

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Tetanic

44
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Groups of muscles contract in abnormal manner

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Convulsion

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Attitude or position of the body

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Posture

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Muscle that acts directly to bring about a desired movement

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Prime mover

47
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Active or passive movement of muscle groups to the fullest extent possible

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Range of motion

48
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Repeating units of muscle fibers with the ability to contract

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Sarcomere

49
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Pertaining to the frame work of the body

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Skeletal

50
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Any agent that produces a change in the development or function of tissue

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Stimulus

51
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Slight contraction of muscle

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Tonus

52
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Pertaining to any large interior organ in any one of the cavities of the body

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Visceral

53
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Muscle shortening produces movement through a full range of motion

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Isotonic

54
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Contraction, shortening of muscle with no joint movement

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Isometric

55
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Uncoordinated contraction of muscle fiber

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Fibrillation

56
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Involuntarily controlled

A

Spasms

57
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What are the functions of muscle?

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Aid in movement 
Provide and maintain posture
Protect internal organs
Provide movement of blood, food and waste products throughout the body 
Open and close body openings
Produces heat
58
Q

3 types of muscle tissue

A

Skeletal
Visceral
Cardiac

59
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Lines organs 
Makes up walls of blood vessels 
In the digestive system 
Smooth-has no striations
Contracts when stimulated
Controlled by automated nervous system
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Visceral muscle

60
Q

Only in the heart
Striated muscle
Involuntary control

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Cardiac muscle

61
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Makes up 40% of body weight
Increase in size and weight with exercise
Looks striated under microscope

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Skeletal muscle

62
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Skeletal muscle is named according to

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Location
Related bones
Shape
Action
Size
63
Q

Attached to the less moveable part of the bone -proximal attachment

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Origin

64
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Attached to the more movable part of the bone- distal attachment

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Insertion

65
Q

Middle part of the muscle

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Body

66
Q

How can muscles be stimulated

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Electronically
Mechanically
Chemically

67
Q

What is a sarcomere made up of

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Actin and myosin

68
Q

Ability to respond to a stimulus

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Irritability or excitability

69
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Ability to shorten

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Contractility

70
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Ability to stretch and lengthen

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Extensibility

71
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Ability to recoil to its resting length

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Elasticity

72
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Sudden involuntary contraction

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Cramp

73
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Painless, gradual atrophy of muscle tissue

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Muscular dystrophy

74
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Inflammation of muscle tissue in the lower spine

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Fibromyositis

75
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Abnormal protrusion of a body part into another area

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Hernia

76
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Infection that results in paralysis of muscles

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Poliomyelitis

77
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Inflammation of a tendon

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Tendonitis

78
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Flatfoot, fallen arches, weakened foot muscles

A

Pes planus

79
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Acute injury to ligament, over stretching

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Sprain