muscular system :) Flashcards
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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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paralysis, stroke
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-plegia
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rupture
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-rrhexis
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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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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
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
contracture
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the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot
dorsiflexion
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abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement
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
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
electromyography
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a painful inflammation of the tendons surronding an epicondyle
epicondylitis
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the study of people efficiency in their working environment
ergonomics
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the study of physical activity
exercise physiologist
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inflammation of the fascia
fasciilitis
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a chronic disorder that causes pain and tenderness throughout the body, as well as fatigue and trouble sleeping
fibromyalgia
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lumps that most commonly develop in the wrist
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
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
hemiparesis
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a paralysis on one side of the body
hemiplegia
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a bulging of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening
hernia
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extreme or excessive activity of a part of the body, especially the muscles
hyperkinesia
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an abnormally low level of muscle tone
hypotonia
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shoulder pain caused by connective tissue (a tendon) rubbing on a shoulder blade
impingement syndrome
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a muscle's distal attachment - the end of the muscle furthest away from the torso
insertion
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muscle pain that happens when you're active and stops when you are at rest
intermittent claudication
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a group of muscle diseases caused by mutations in a person's genes
muscular dystrophy
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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
myathenia gravis
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protrusion of muscle through a rupture in its sheath
myocele
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sudden, brief, involuntary twitching or jerking of a muscle or group of muscles
myoclonus
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a type of physical therapy often used to treat myofasical pain syndrome
myofasical release
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destruction or disintergration of muscle tissue
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
myoparesis
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suture of a muscle
myorrhaphy
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relating to nerves and muscles
neuromuscular
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sterotyped, repetitive jerks of the lower limbs that occur during sleep or wakefulness
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
oblique
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the loss of the ability to move some or all of your body
paralysis
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paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease
paraplegia
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a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation
physiatrist
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an inflammation of a thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes
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
polymyostitis
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a natural movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while running or walking
pronation
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affected by or relating to paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegic
quadriplegic
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used to measure the degree of movement of a joint
range of motion testing
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gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function
sarcopenia
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pain caused by overuse along the shinbone, the large front bone in the lower leg
shin splint
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hiccups
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
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
sphincter
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any injury to the ligaments around a joint
sprain
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a surgical procedure that is typically used to treat injuries to the biceps tendon in the shoulder
tenodesis
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inflammation of the protective sheath (the synovial membrane) that surrounds your tendons
tenosynovitis
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a surgical procedure to release or free a tendon from adhesions
tenolysis
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the union of torn or divided tendons by means or sutures
tenorrhaphy
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the deepest of the 6 abdominal muscles
transverse
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attaches muscles to the bottom of the patella
patellar tendon
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attaches the gastrocnemius muscle ( the major muscle of the calf of the leg)
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
aponeurosis
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voluntary muscles and striations
skeletal muscles
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involuntary and nonstriated
smooth muscles
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action is involuntary, but striated
myocardial muscle
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the stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motornerve
muscle innveration
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tightening of muscles
contraction
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muscle returns to original form
relaxation
