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26 Cards in this Set
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voluntary
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muscles that perform movement on command
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involuntary
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muscles that perform without conscious command
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ligaments
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tough connective tissue that connects bone to bone
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tendons
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tough connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
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biceps brachii
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muscle that moves the forearm
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origin
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muscle attachment to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts
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insertion
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muscle attachment to the bone that does move when the muscle contracts
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flex/o
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bend
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pronati/o
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facing backward
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supinati/o
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facing foward
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tens/o
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stretch
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duct/o
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draw
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ton/o
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tone; tension
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fasci/o
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fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle)
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kinesi/o
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movement
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lei/o
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smooth
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my/o
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muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped; striped; straited
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tenosynovi/o
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tendon sheath (covering of a tendon)
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-asthenia
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no strength
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-clonus
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turmoil
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-ion
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process of
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-kinseia
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movement; motion
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-trophy
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nourishment
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-thermy
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heat
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