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59 Cards in this Set

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A- an-

Without

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward

-algia

Pain

-asthenia

Weakness

-ation

Action

Bi-

Two

Ex

Out

Fibro-

Fiber, tissue

Hyper-

Extensive

iso-

Equal

Myo

Muscle

Physio-

Natural, physical

Pro

Before, toward

Quadri-

Four

Quadri-

Four

Tonic

Tension

Quadri-

Four

Tonic

Tension

Tri-

Three

Quadri-

Four

Tonic

Tension

Tri-

Three

-trophy

Development

Quadri-

Four

Tonic

Tension

Tri-

Three

-trophy

Development

Abduction

Movement away from the midline

Quadri-

Four

Tonic

Tension

Tri-

Three

-trophy

Development

Abduction

Movement away from the midline

Adduction

Movement toward the midline

Aerobic

Requiring oxygen

Agonist

Contracts the muscle to cause movement

Aneoribuc

Requiring no oxygen

Antegaonist

Produces movement in the opposite direction of prime mover

Circumduction

Circular movement of a joint

Dilate

Become wider, larger or more open

Evasion

Turn outward

Extension

Act of increasing the angle between two bones, straightening motion

Fascia

Thin flexible band of connective tissue that holds, separates or binds muscles

Fascia

Thin flexible band of connective tissue that holds, separates or binds muscles

Flexion

Act of decreasing the angles between, two bones, bending motion

Insertion

Attachment for skeletal muscle to bone after crossing over a joint to allow movement during muscle contraction

Inversion

Turn inward

Isometric

Contraction of a muscle, but the joint does not move

Isotonic

Maintains constant tension as the muscle changes length

Origin

Attachment site for skeletal muscle to bone that does not move during muscle contraction

Oxygen debt

Deficiency of oxygen from physical activity

Prime mover

Produced movement of a muscle in a single direction

Pronation

Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces downward

Rotation

Movement that allows a bone to move around a central axis

Striated

Muscle tissue sign repeated sarcomeres giving a striped appearance

Supination

Palm facing up of when walking the weight is on the outside of the foot

Supination

Palm facing up of when walking the weight is on the outside of the foot

Synergists

Muscles that help support a joint