Muscular System Flashcards
my/o
muscle
muscul/o
muscle
in/o
fiber
fasci/o
fascia
ten/o
tendon
ton/o
tone
erg/o
work
kin/o
movement
smooth muscle is called
visceral muscle
voluntary muscles is
skeletal muscle
a nerve meets a muscles cell at the
neuromuscular junction
the muscles that opposes as agonist is the
antagonist
a muscle that assists a prime mover is an
synergist
opposite the origin of the muscle is the
insertion
a flexor is a muscle that
narrows the angle of a joint
eversion, inversion and plantat flexion refers to movements of the
foot
fascia is
a sheath that covers a muscle
tonus is
a state of steady partial contraction
adjective for tendon is
tendinous
tenotomoy is
incision of a tendon
tenostosis is
ossification of a tendon
inotropic means
acting on fibers
dyskinesia
abnormal movement
atony is
lack of muscle tone