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muscular system :) Flashcards

1
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twice, double, two

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bi-

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-cele

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bad, difficult, or painful

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dys

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fascia, fibrous band

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fasci/o

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fibrous tissue, fiber

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fibr/o

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abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

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-ia

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pertaining to

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-ic

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movement

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kines/o, kinesi/o,

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muscle

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my/o

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10
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paralysis, stroke

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-plegia

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rupture

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-rrhexis

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12
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coordination, order

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tax/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tone, stretching, tension

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ton/o

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three

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tri-

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the motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body

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abduction

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a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity

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adduction

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this condition occurs in the soft tissue where the collagen fibers “stick” to the adjacent tissue

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adhesion

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poor muscle control that causes clumsy voluntary movements

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ataxia

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“without tone”

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atonic

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21
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the wasting (thinning) or loss of muscle tissue

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atrophy

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slowness of movement and speed (of progressive hesitations/ halts) as movements are continued

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bradykinesia

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a numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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a complicated disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that lasts for at least six months and that can be fully explained by an underlying medical condition

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chronic fatigue syndrome

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movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed

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circumduction

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a condition of a shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints

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contracture

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the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot

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dorsiflexion

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abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement

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dyskinesia

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a state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, typically due to neurological disease or a side effect of drug therapy

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dystonia

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the recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or is representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle

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electromyography

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31
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a painful inflammation of the tendons surronding an epicondyle

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epicondylitis

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32
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the study of people efficiency in their working environment

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ergonomics

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the study of physical activity

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exercise physiologist

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inflammation of the fascia

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fasciilitis

35
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a chronic disorder that causes pain and tenderness throughout the body, as well as fatigue and trouble sleeping

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fibromyalgia

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lumps that most commonly develop in the wrist

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ganglion cyst

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when calcuim deposits build up on the underside of the heel bone, a process that usually occurs over a period of many months

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heel spur

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muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body that can affect the arms, legs, and fascial muscles

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hemiparesis

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a paralysis on one side of the body

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hemiplegia

40
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a bulging of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening

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hernia

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extreme or excessive activity of a part of the body, especially the muscles

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hyperkinesia

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an abnormally low level of muscle tone

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hypotonia

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shoulder pain caused by connective tissue (a tendon) rubbing on a shoulder blade

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impingement syndrome

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a muscle’s distal attachment - the end of the muscle furthest away from the torso

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insertion

45
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muscle pain that happens when you’re active and stops when you are at rest

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intermittent claudication

46
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a group of muscle diseases caused by mutations in a person’s genes

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muscular dystrophy

47
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chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles worsens after periods of activity and improves after periods of rest

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myathenia gravis

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protrusion of muscle through a rupture in its sheath

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myocele

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sudden, brief, involuntary twitching or jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

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myoclonus

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a type of physical therapy often used to treat myofasical pain syndrome

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myofasical release

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destruction or disintergration of muscle tissue

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myolysis

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a medical condition during which a person suffers from slight muscular paralysis or weakness, which leads to to a partial loss of movement

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myoparesis

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suture of a muscle

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myorrhaphy

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relating to nerves and muscles

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neuromuscular

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sterotyped, repetitive jerks of the lower limbs that occur during sleep or wakefulness

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nocturnal myoclonus

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one of the outermost abdominal muscles, extending from the lower half of the ribs around and down to the pelvis

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oblique

57
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the loss of the ability to move some or all of your body

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paralysis

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paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease

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paraplegia

59
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a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation

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physiatrist

60
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an inflammation of a thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes

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plantar fasciiltis

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one of a group of muscle diseases known as the inflammatory myopathies, which are characterized by chronic muscle inflammation accompained by muscle weakness

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polymyostitis

62
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a natural movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while running or walking

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pronation

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affected by or relating to paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegic

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quadriplegic

64
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used to measure the degree of movement of a joint

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range of motion testing

65
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gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function

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sarcopenia

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pain caused by overuse along the shinbone, the large front bone in the lower leg

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shin splint

67
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hiccups

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singultus

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a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side

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spasmodic torticollis

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a ring of muscle surronding and serving to guard or close to an opening or tube, such as the anus or the openings of the stomach

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sphincter

70
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any injury to the ligaments around a joint

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sprain

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a surgical procedure that is typically used to treat injuries to the biceps tendon in the shoulder

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tenodesis

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inflammation of the protective sheath (the synovial membrane) that surrounds your tendons

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tenosynovitis

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a surgical procedure to release or free a tendon from adhesions

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tenolysis

74
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the union of torn or divided tendons by means or sutures

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tenorrhaphy

75
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the deepest of the 6 abdominal muscles

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transverse

76
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attaches muscles to the bottom of the patella

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patellar tendon

77
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attaches the gastrocnemius muscle ( the major muscle of the calf of the leg)

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achilles tendon

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sheet-like fibrous connective tissue, which resembles a flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles to bone

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aponeurosis

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voluntary muscles and striations

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skeletal muscles

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involuntary and nonstriated

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smooth muscles

81
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action is involuntary, but striated

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myocardial muscle

82
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the stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motornerve

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muscle innveration

83
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tightening of muscles

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contraction

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muscle returns to original form

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relaxation

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