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Muscular Terms Flashcards

1
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movement away from the midline

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abduction

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2
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movement toward the midline

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adduction

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3
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abnormal growing together of two surfaces

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adhesion

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4
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irregularity or failure of muscle coordination upon movement

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ataxia

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5
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lacking normal muscle tone or strength

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atonic

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6
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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue

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atrophy

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7
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extreme slowness in movement

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bradykinesia

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8
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circular movement of a limb at the far end

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circumduction

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9
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abnormal shortening of a muscle

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contracture

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10
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bending the foot upward

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dorsiflexion

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11
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difficult movement

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dyskinesia

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12
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difficulty in controlling voluntary movement

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dystaxia

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13
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abnormal muscle tone

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dystonia

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14
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used to record the response of a muscle to electrical stimulations

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electromyography

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15
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diagnostic procedure for testing and recording neuromuscular activity by the electric stimulation of the nerve trunk that carries fibers to and from the muscle

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electroneuromyography

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16
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inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow

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epicondylitis

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17
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design of the work environment to address the physical demands experienced by employees

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ergonomics

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18
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inflammation of the fascia

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fasciitis

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19
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partial paralysis of one half of the body

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hemiparesis

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20
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paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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21
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abnormally increased muscle function or activity

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hyperkinesia

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22
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excessive tone of the skeletal muscles

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hypertonia

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23
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abnormally decreased muscle function or activity

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hypokinesia

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24
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diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

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hypotonia

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25
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hernia of a muscle

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myocele

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26
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sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

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myoclonus

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27
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degeneration of muscle tissue

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myolysis

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28
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partial paralysis of muscle

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myoparesis

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29
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suture of a muscle

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myorrhaphy

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30
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delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction

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myotonia

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31
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slanted, at an angle

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oblique

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32
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loss of motor function

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paralysis

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33
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paralysis from the waist down

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paraplegia

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34
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inflammation of many muscles

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polymyositis

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35
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movement of the forearm so that the palm is turned downward

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pronation

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36
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paralysis of all four limbs

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quadriplegia

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37
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hiccups

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singultus

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38
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circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening

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sphincter

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39
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tear, partial tear, or stretching of a ligament

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sprain

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40
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surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone

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tenodesis

41
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pain in a tendon

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tenodynia

42
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the release of a tendon from adhesions

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tenolysis

43
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suture of a tendon

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tenorrhaphy

44
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sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscles

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fascia

45
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pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

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myofascial

46
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narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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tendon

47
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sheetlike fibrous connective tissue, like a flattened tendon

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aponeurosis

48
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muscles that are attached to bones and make motion possible

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skeletal muscle

49
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characteristics of skeletal muscle

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striated, voluntary

50
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striped

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striated

51
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muscles located in the walls of internal organs

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smooth muscle

52
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characteristics of smooth muscle

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unstriated, involuntary

53
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muscle that forms the walls of the heart

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cardiac muscle

54
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characteristics of cardiac muscle

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striated, involuntary

55
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stimulation of a muscle by an impulse

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muscle innervation

56
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pertaining to a muscle and a nerve

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neuromuscular

57
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tightening of a muscle

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contraction

58
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relaxing of a muscle

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relaxation

59
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muscle that performs the main motion

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agonist

60
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muscle that works against the main motion

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antagonist

61
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decreasing the angle between two bones

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flexion

62
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increasing the angle between two bones

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extension

63
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extreme extension of a body part beyond its normal limit

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hyperextension

64
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raising or lifting a body part

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elevation

65
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lowering a body part

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depression

66
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turns a bone on its own axis

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rotation

67
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bends the foot downwards at the ankle

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plantar flexion

68
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turning the palm of the hand upward

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supination

69
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less movable attachment of the muscle

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origin

70
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more moveable attachment of the muscle

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insertion

71
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in straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

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rectus

72
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in a crosswise direction

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transverse

73
Q

muscle of the anterior upper arm

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biceps brachii

74
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muscle of the posterior upper arm

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triceps brachii

75
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largest muscle of the buttocks

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gluteus maximus

76
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shoulder muscle shaped like a triangle

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deltoid

77
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muscle group located at the back of the upper leg

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hamstring group

78
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injury to a muscle

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strain

79
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painful inflammation of the Achilles tendon

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Achilles tendinitis

80
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paralysis of heart muscle

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cardioplegia

81
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incision into a fascia

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fasciotomy

82
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surgical repair of fascia

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fascioplasty

83
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surgical removal of a tendon

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tenectomy

84
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surgical repair of a tendon

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tenoplasty

85
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surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity

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tenotomy

86
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surgical excision of a portion of a muscle

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myectomy

87
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surgical repair of a muscle

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myoplasty

88
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surgical incision a muscle

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myotomy

89
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bundle of cells that make up a muscle

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fascicle

90
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connective tissue sheath surrounding a fascicle

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perimysium

91
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sheath of tissue around muscle

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epimysium

92
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long muscle cell with many nuclei

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myofiber (muscle fiber)

93
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plasma membrane surrounding myofiber

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sarcolemma

94
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cytoplasm of myofiber

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sarcoplasm

95
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division of the myofiber which contains contractile units

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myofibril

96
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basic unit of contraction, extend from one Z-band to the next

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sarcomere

97
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thick contractile filament

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myosin

98
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thin contractile filament

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actin

Viewmont HOSA Bowl Juniors (33 decks)

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