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The Muscular System Flashcards

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-asthenia

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weakness; lack of strength

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bi-

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twice, double, two

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brady-

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slow

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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5
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clono/o

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violent action

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fasci/o

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fascia; fibrous band

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hemi-

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half

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kines/o; kinesi/o

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movement

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10
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-lysis

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destruction

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-paresis

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partial or incomplete paralysis

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12
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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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13
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-penia

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deficiency

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tax/o

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coordination, order

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15
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ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ton/o

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tone, tension, stretching

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tri-

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three

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ROM

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range of motion

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19
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PT

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physical therapist

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20
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AT

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athletic trainer

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21
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OT

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occupational therapist

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ADL

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activities of daily life/living

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23
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Muscle fibers

A

long, slender cells that make up muscles

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24
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Fascia

A

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

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Tendon

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Narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue which attaches a muscle to a bone

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Skeletal Muscle

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attaches to the bones and makes body motions possible, voluntary movement, striated appearance, polynucleated

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Smooth Muscle

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located in internal organs, involuntary movement, smooth and not striated

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Cardial Muscle

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forms the muscular walls of the heart, involuntary movement, striated, mononucleated

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Muscle innervation

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muscles are innervated by motor nerves. the brain sends a signal which stimulates a muscle to contract

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Antagonistic muscle pairs

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when one muscle of the pair contracts, the other relaxes

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Abduction

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movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

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Flexion

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decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

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Extension

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increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb

35
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Hyperextension

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the extreme overextension of a limb beyond its normal limit

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Elevation

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raising or lifting a body part

37
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Depression

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lowering a body part

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Rotation

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a circular movement around an axis, eg; turning at a shoulder joint

39
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Circumduction

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circular movement at the far end of a limb like at the hand

40
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Supination

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rotating the arm or leg so that the hand or sole of a foot turns upwards

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Pronation

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rotating the arm or leg so that the hand or sole of a foot turns downwards

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Dorsiflexion

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movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle (toes up)

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Plantar flexion

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movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle (toes down)

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Oblique muscle fiber

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slanted or at an angle

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Rectus muscle fiber

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straight, aligned with vertical axis of the body

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Sphincter muscle fiber

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Transverse muscle fiber

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in a crosswise alignment, left and right

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Frontalis

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muscle in the forehead, raises and lowers the eyebrows

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Temporalis

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moves the lower jaw up and back to close the mouth

50
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Masseter

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moves the lower jaw up to close the mouth specifically for chewing, one of the strongest muscles in the body

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Pectoralis

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makes up most of the chest muscles

52
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External/Internal Obliques

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in the abdomen

53
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Rectus abdominis

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helps flex the trunk, assists with breathing, supports the spine

54
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Transverse abdominis

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on the side of the abdomen, core muscle which engages when you laugh or cough

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Deltoid

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forms the cap of the shoulder

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Trapezius

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moves head and shoulder blade

57
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Biceps brachii

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anterior upper arm, flexes the elbow

58
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Triceps brachii

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posterior upper arm, extends the elbow

59
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Rectus femoris

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anterior thigh, extends the leg at the knee

60
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Quadriceps femoris

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made up of 4 muscles in the anterior thigh which extend the leg at the knee

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Hamstring group

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posterior thigh, extends the hip and flexes the foot

Medical Terminology (10 decks)

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