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38 Cards in this Set
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muscular system |
responsible for, providing heat, ability to move, give body shape, protect internal organs and has approx 600 muscles on the body. |
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abdominal muscles |
external, internal, and oblique 3 flat muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen. |
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pectoralis major |
thick fan shaped muscle situated on the chest |
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intercostalgroup of skeletal muscles |
group of skeletal muscles located between the ribs |
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deltoid |
muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder( IM injection site) |
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biceps |
2 headed muscle that lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow |
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triceps |
large muscle on the back of the upper limb of vertebraes. it is the muscle responsible for extention of the shoulder joint. |
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gluteus maximus |
main exterior muscle of the hip. largest and most superficial of 3 gluteal muscles and makes up a large portion and appearence of both hips. |
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sphincter muscle |
a ring of muscle surronding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, such as the anus or openings of stomach |
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cardiac sphincter |
located between the esphagus and stomach, opening at the approach of food that can be sweept into the stomach by rhythmic peristaltic waves. |
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3 types of muscles |
1) skeletal- are attached to bone, permits movement, voluntary muscle seen as striated. 2) smooth- found throughout the internal organs, except the heart, invloluntary muscle and is nonstiated. 3) cardiac- found in the heart, allows the heart to contract as a unit, involuntary. |
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wong-baker |
pain face scale used for children and people that cannot verbally express themselves. |
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% of total body weight muscles take up |
42% |
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made up of specialized cells called |
muscle fibers |
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fascia |
connective tissue help together by fibrous sheath. |
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ATPadenosine triphosphate |
adenosine triphosphate |
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origin |
muscles attachment point to a bone that is primarily fixed or still. |
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insertion |
attachment to the other end of that bone that muscle to bone that moves. |
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ATP |
type of chemical energy needed for sustained muscle contraction needs calcium. |
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movements/ extension |
extends outward |
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movements/ flexion |
bends at joint |
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movements/ adduction |
moves towards the body center. |
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movements/ abduction |
moves away from the body center. |
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tendon |
attached from muscle to bone |
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ligament |
attached bone to bone. |
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atrophymuscles decrease in size |
muscles decrease in size. |
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myopathy |
muscle disorder |
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cardiomyopathy |
enlarged heart. |
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fibromyalgia |
condition that causes widesprea pain in the muscle andd soft tissue, often caused by stress or sleep problems. |
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muscular dystrophy |
inherited disorder characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fiber. |
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hypertropy |
increase in muscle size. |
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myasthenia gravis |
disease that causes weakness in muscles under your control- problem in communication between nerves and muscle- autoimmune disease. |
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sprain |
stretching or tearing, injury to ligamental connective tissue that connects bones or connects cartilage to a joint. |
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straininjury- to either muscle or tendon |
injury- to either muscle or tendon |
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intractable pain |
resistence to cure or relief ex. carcenoma or arthritis. |
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referred pain |
occurs in other parts of the body which is different then actaul source- ex. gall bladder- shoulder pain- jaw pain - myocardial infraction( heart attack) |
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pain is triggered by |
nervous system |
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sternocleidomastiod |
muscle that pulls the head from side to side. |
