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13 Cards in this Set
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Who would you see for conditions of the muscular system?
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Orthopedists and physical therapists
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Pecoralis major
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chest muscles
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Deltoid
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upper shoulder and arm muscles; site for injections
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Vastus lateralis
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upper outer thigh; injection site, especially for infections
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Ligaments
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attach bone to bone
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Anterior cruciate
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cross-shaped ligament in knee
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Tendons
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attach muscle to bone
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Abduction
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movement away from the body
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adduction
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movement toward the body
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Epicondylitis
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inflammation of the forearm tendon ("tennis elbow")
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Torticollis
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shortening of the neck muscle
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Bursistis
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inflammation of the bursa, the fluid filled sac that reduces friction as the joints move
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Goniometry
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measurement of the flexion of a muscle; gonio = angle
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