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17 Cards in this Set
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Ischemia
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A deficiency of blood (“blood starvation”) in a body part, sometimes due to compression of regional blood vessels.
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Tendon
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At the end of the muscles, the collagen fibers of all three layers come together to form a bundle.
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Tetanus
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a disease caused by a bacterial toxin that results in sustained powerful contractions of skeletal muscles throughout the body.
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Hernia
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a condition involving an organ or a body part that protrudes through an abnormal opening in the wall of a body cavity
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Myoma
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a benign tumor of muscle tissue.
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Botulism
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a disease characterized by severe, potentially fatal paralysis of skeletal muscles, resulting from the consumption of a bacterial toxin.
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Myalgia
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Muscular pain; a common sympton of a whide variety of conditions and infections.
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Strains
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Tears or breaks in muscles.
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Sarcoma
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a malignant tumor of mesoderm-derived tissue (muscle, bone or other connective tissue).
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Myasthenia gravis
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A general muscular weakness resulting from a reduction in the number of Ach receptors on the motor end plate.
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Fibrosis
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A process in which a tissue is replaced by fibrous connective tissue. Fibrosis makes muscles weaker and less flexible.
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Rigor Mortis
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A state following death during which muscles are locked in contraction, making the body extremely stiff.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Inflammation of the sheath surrounding the flexor tendons of the palm that leads to nerve compression and pain.
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Anaerobic
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without oxygen
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Synergist
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a muscle that helps a prime mover work efficiently.
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Origin
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Where each muscle begins at.
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insertion
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Point of attachment of a muscle; the end that is most movable.
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