Muscular System Terminology Flashcards

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1
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my/o

A

muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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3
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radi/o

A

nerve root

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4
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

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5
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ten/o or tedin/o or tend/o

A

tendon

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6
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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7
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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8
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Antagonistic

A

opposition to each other

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9
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Bradykinesia

A

Condition of slow movement

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Dyskinesia

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Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw

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11
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Hemiplegia

A

Paralysis on one side of the body

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Hyperkinesia

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Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole

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13
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Hypertrophy

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enlargement of muscles

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14
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body

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15
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Muscular dystrophy

A

group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle

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16
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Myeloma

A

Cancer that arises in plasma cells.

17
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Paraplegia

A

Paralysis that affects both legs and lower part of the body

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Paresis

A

Partial paralysis wherein there is still some control of the muscles

19
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Polymyositis

A

inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body

20
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Quadriplegia

A

Paralysis of all four limbs.

21
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Rhabdomyolysis

A

Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle