Skeletal Muscle Disorders Flashcards

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fibromyalgia

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unexplainable chronic muscle pain
- treatment: antidepressants, exercise, pain relievers

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muscular dystrophy

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inherited disease characterized by progressive deterioration of muscle tissue
- winged scapulae and scoliosis

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myasthenia gravis

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autoimmune disease in which antibodies are produced that attach to the acetylcholine receptors on the sarcolemma, thus blocking or reducing the stimulatory effect of the neurotransmitter

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cramps

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involuntary painful, sustained contractions of a muscle

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