Chapter 7 Vocabulary Words

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abductor

Back 1

draws away from middle

Front 2

adductor

Back 2

draws toward middle

Front 3

amputation

Back 3

surgical or traumatic removal of a limb

Front 4

antagonist

Back 4

muscle that contracts the action of another muscle; when one contracts the other relaxes

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aponeurosis

Back 5

a strong flat sheet of connective tissue that serves as a tendon to attach muscls to bone

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ataxia

Back 6

lack of muscular coordination

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atonic

Back 7

pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension

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atrophy

Back 8

literally means lack of nourishment, wasting of muscular tissue

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biceps

Back 9

muscle with two heads or points of orgin

Front 10

brachialgia

Back 10

pain in the arm

Front 11

bradykinesia

Back 11

slowness of motion or movement

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clonic

Back 12

pertaining to alternate contraction and relaxion of muscles

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contraction

Back 13

process of drawing up and thickening of muscle fiber

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contracture

Back 14

condition which the muscle shortens and renders the muscle resistant to the normal stretching process

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dactylospasm

Back 15

medical term for cramp of finger or toe

Front 16

dermatomyositis

Back 16

inflammation of the muscles and the skin

Front 17

diaphragm

Back 17

Major muscle of breathing, separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity

Front 18

diathermy

Back 18

treatment using high frequency current to produce heat within a part of the body used to increase blood flow

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dystonia

Back 19

condition of impaired muscle tone

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dystrophin

Back 20

protein found in muscle cells if absent than Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs

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dystrophy

Back 21

abnormal development caused by defective nourishment

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excercise

Back 22

performed activity of the muscles for improvement of health

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fascia

Back 23

thin layer of connective tissue connecting muscles of inner organs of the body

Front 24

fasctitis

Back 24

inflammtion of the fascia

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fatigue

Back 25

state of tiredmess occuring in a muscle as a result of rapid contractions

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fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)

Back 26

disorder with chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue

Front 27

fibromyitis

Back 27

inflammation of muscle and fibrous tissue

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first aid treament RICE

Back 28

Rest Ice Compression Elevation

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flaccid

Back 29

lacking of muscle tone

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heat

Back 30

Thermotherapy treatment using scientific application of heat

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hydrotheraphy

Back 31

treatment of using scientific application of water types

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insertion

Back 32

point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves

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intramuscular

Back 33

pertaining to within a muscle, such as an IM injection

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isometric

Back 34

Literally means pertaining to having equal measure

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isotonic

Back 35

pertaining to having the same tone or tension

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levator

Back 36

muscle that raises or elevates a part

Front 37

massage

Back 37

kneading that applies pressure and friction to external body tissues

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muscular dystrophy (MD)

Back 38

refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration

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myalgia

Back 39

pain in the muscle

Front 40

myasthenia gravis (MG)

Back 40

chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness of skeletal muscle

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myoblast

Back 41

embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber

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myofibroma

Back 42

turmor that contains muscle and fiber

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myograph

Back 43

instrument used to record muscular contractions

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myokinesis

Back 44

muscular motion of activity

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myology

Back 45

study of muscles

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myoma

Back 46

tumor containing muscle tissue

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myomalcia

Back 47

softening of muscle tissue

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myoparesis

Back 48

weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle

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myopathy

Back 49

muscle disease

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myoplasty

Back 50

surgical repair of a muscle

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myorrhaphy

Back 51

surgical suture of a muscle wound

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myosacroma

Back 52

malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

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myosclerosis

Back 53

abnormal condition of hardening of muscle tissue

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myositis

Back 54

inflammation of muscle tissue

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myospasm

Back 55

spasmodic contration of a muscle

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myotome

Back 56

surgical instrument used to cut muscle

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myotomy

Back 57

surgical incision into a muscle

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neuromyopathic

Back 58

pertaining to a disease condition involving both nerves and muscles

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polypegia

Back 59

paralysis affecting many muscles

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position

Back 60

the manner in which a patients body may be arranged for examination

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prosthesis

Back 61

artificial device used to replace an organ or body part

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quadriceps

Back 62

muscle that has four heads or points of orgin

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relaxation

Back 63

process in which a muscle loosens and returns to a resting stage

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rhabdomyoma

Back 64

tumor of striates muscle tissue

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rheumatism

Back 65

general term used to describe conditions characterized by inflammation

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rigor mortis

Back 66

stiffness of muscle tissue seen in death

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rotation

Back 67

process of moving a body part around a central axis

Front 68

rotator cuff

Back 68

group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilze the shoulder

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sacrolemma

Back 69

plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber

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spasticity

Back 70

condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff awkward movements

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sternocleidomastoid

Back 71

muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle. Responsible for torticollis

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strain

Back 72

excessive, stretching of a muscle

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synergetic

Back 73

pertaining to certain muscles that work together

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synovitis

Back 74

inflammation of the synovial membrane

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tendon

Back 75

fibrous connective tissue serves for the attachment of muscles to bones

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tenodesis

Back 76

surgical binding of a tendon

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tenodynia

Back 77

pain in the tendon

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tetany

Back 78

condition characterized by cramps, convulsions and twitching of the muscles

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tonic

Back 79

pertaining to tone, especially muscular tension

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torsion

Back 80

process of being twisted

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torticollis

Back 81

stiff neck caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck

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triceps

Back 82

muscle having three heads with a single insertion

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voluntary

Back 83

under the control of one's will