Muscular System Terminology/Key Terms

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

without

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward

Question 4

-algia

Answer 4

pain

Question 5

-asthenia

Answer 5

weakness

Question 6

-ation

Answer 6

action

Question 7

bi-

Answer 7

two

Question 8

ex

Answer 8

out

Question 9

fibro-

Answer 9

fiber, tissue

Question 10

hyper

Answer 10

excessive

Question 11

iso-

Answer 11

equal

Question 12

myo

Answer 12

muscle

Question 13

physio-

Answer 13

natural, physical

Question 14

pro

Answer 14

before, forward

Question 15

quadri-

Answer 15

four

Question 16

tonic

Answer 16

tension

Question 17

tri-

Answer 17

three

Question 18

-trophy

Answer 18

development

Question 19

Abduction

Answer 19

movement away from the midline

Question 20

Adduction

Answer 20

Movement toward the midline

Question 21

Aerobic

Answer 21

Requiring oxygen

Question 22

Agonist

Answer 22

contracts the muscle to cause movement

Question 23

Anaerobic

Answer 23

Requiring no oxygen

Question 24

Antagonist

Answer 24

Produces movement in the opposite direction of prime mover

Question 25

Circumduction

Answer 25

circular movement of a joint

Question 26

Dilate

Answer 26

become wider, larger or more open

Question 27

Eversion

Answer 27

turn outward

Question 28

Extension

Answer 28

act of increasing the angle between two bones, straightening motion

Question 29

Fascia

Answer 29

thin flexible band of connective tissue that holds, separates or binds muscles

Question 30

Flexion

Answer 30

Act of decreasing the angle between two bones, bending motion

Question 31

Insertion

Answer 31

attachment for skeletal muscle to bone after crossing over a joint to allow movement during muscle contraction

Question 32

Inversion

Answer 32

Turn inward

Question 33

Isometric

Answer 33

Contraction of a muscle, but the joint does not move

Question 34

Isotonic

Answer 34

maintains constant tension as the muscle changes length

Question 35

Origin

Answer 35

attachment site for skeletal muscle to bone that does not move during muscle contraction

Question 36

Oxygen Debt

Answer 36

Deficiency of oxygen from physical activity

Question 37

Prime Mover

Answer 37

Produces movement of a muscle in a single direction

Question 38

Pronation

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Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces downward

Question 39

Rotation

Answer 39

movement that allows a bone to move around a central axis

Question 40

Striated

Answer 40

muscle tissue with repeating sarcomeres giving a striped appearance

Question 41

Supination

Answer 41

palm facing up or when walking the weight is on the outside foot

Question 42

Synergists

Answer 42

Muscles that help support a joint