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muscular system Flashcards

1
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smooth muscle

A

involuntary, (helps w digestion and nutrients)

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2
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skeletal muscle

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organized tissue made up of bundles of fasciculi

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3
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cardiac muscle

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makes up thick middle layer of the heart

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4
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automaticity

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contract without direct stimulation by nervous system

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5
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contractility

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muscle cells forcefully shorter

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6
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elasticity

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go back to muscles original length after being stretched

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7
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excitability

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respond to stimuli

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8
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extensibility

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muscle to be stretched

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9
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origin

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attachment site that doesn’t move when muscle contracts

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10
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insertion

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attachment site that moves when muscle contracts

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11
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strain

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stretching/tearing of muscle or tendon

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12
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sprain

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stretching/tearing of a ligament (that connects bone to bone)

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13
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adhesion

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collagen fibers stick to tissue

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14
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atrophy

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shrinking of muscle size

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15
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contracture

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permanent tightening

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16
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hypotonia

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less muscle tone

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17
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muscular dystrophy

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genetic disease by progressive muscular weakness

18
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tetany

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state of sustained muscular contractions

19
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spasm

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involuntary, sudden movement

20
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rigor (rigidity)

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muscular stifness

21
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tremor

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involuntary, repetitive shaking

22
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antispasmodic

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(drug) suppress smooth-muscle contractions

23
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analgesic

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relieves pain

24
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antipyretic

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reduces fever

25
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anti-inflammatory

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reduces inflammation

26
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narcotic

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depresses the central nervous systems

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NSAID

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group of drugs with analgesic

28
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abduction

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away from midline

29
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adduction

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toward midline

30
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inversion

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inward of the sole of the foot

31
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eversion

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outward of the sole of the foot

32
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hyperextension

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bending join/limb beyond normal extension

33
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dorsiflexion

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movement of sole of foot upward

34
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plantar flexion

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motion of plantar surface

35
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elevation

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raising body part

36
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depression

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lowering body part

37
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extension

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straightening limb after being flexed

38
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rotation

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movement of body part around longitudinal axis

39
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pronation

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palm faces downward (from rotation of forearm)

39
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supination

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palm faces upward (from rotation of the forearm)

39
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circumduction

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rotation of arm or leg

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