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muscular system Flashcards

1
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my/o

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muscle

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metr/o

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measure, a device to measure

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muscul/o

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muscle

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rhabd/o

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rod, cylinder

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sarc/o

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flesh

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fibr/o

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fiber

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spasm/o

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involuntary muscle control

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ton/o

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pressure, tension

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electr/o

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electricity

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-meter

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device to measure

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-gram

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written record, recorded

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-graph

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instrument to write

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-graphy

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method of recording

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skeletal muscle

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voluntary, striated

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cardiac muscle

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involuntary, striated

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smooth muscle

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involuntary, nonstriated

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endomysium

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connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber

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epimysium

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connective tissue that covers and defines the entire muscle, serves as protection

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contraction

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causes the muscle to shorten

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relaxation

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recovery from the contraction and is more passive

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muscle tone

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continuous and partial contraction of the entire muscle or the muscle resistant to stretch during rest

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spasm

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sharp and unconscious muscle contraction

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tonic spasm

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continued muscular contration

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clonic spasm

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alternating spasm and muscle relaxation

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syn

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together

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ab

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away from

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ad

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toward

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ipsi

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same, self

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contra

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against, contrary, opposing

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o, tenont/o

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tendon

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kinsei/o

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movement

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erg/o

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work

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dynam/o

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force, energy

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hemi, semi

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half, partial

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uni, mono

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one, single

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bi, di

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two

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tri

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three

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quadri, tetra

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four

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multi, poly

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much, many

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pan

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all

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kilo

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one thousand

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deci

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one tenth

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centi

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one hundredth

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milli

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one thousandth

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micro

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one millionth, very small

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nano

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one billionth, extremely small

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pico

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one trillionth, soooo freaking small

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oris

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oral, mouth

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oculi

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ocular, eye

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abdominis

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abdomen

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brachii

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brachium, upper foreleg

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femoris

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femur, thigh

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tibialis

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tibia, shin bone

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digitorum

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digit

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costals

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rib

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carpi

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carpus, wrist

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spinalis

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spine, backbone

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scapularis

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scapula, shoulder blade

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cephal/o

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head, skull,

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cep-

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head, origin of a muscle

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cardi/o

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heart

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-oid

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resembling

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visceral smooth muscle

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stomach, uterus, bladder

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multiunit smooth muscle

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blood vessels, pupils of the eyes

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a-

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without, no

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an-

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not, without

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cata-

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down, reverse, backward

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de-

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removal, separation

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par-

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other than, abnormal

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal

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-pathy

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disease

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-paresis

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parital paralysis, weakness

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-trophy

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growth

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path/o

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disease

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plas/o

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growth, development

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lys/o

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destruction, dissolving, breakage

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cry/o

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freezing, icy

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pyr/o, pyrex/o

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heat, high temp

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therm/o

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heat

81
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aponeurosis

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sheet like connective tissue

82
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avulsion

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injury where the tendon is forcibly torn away from its attachment

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fatigue

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muscle contraction get feebler under repeated stumulation

84
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rigor mortis

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temporary muscular stiffening that follows death

85
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shivers

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rapid involuntary muscle contractions that release waste heat

86
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tetanus

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painful, sustained muscle contractions caused by toxins

87
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tetany

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intermittent, painful, contractions related to defective calcium metabolism

Vtec 1020 (16 decks)

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