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81 Cards in this Set
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Chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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Scoliosis
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Moving conscious control
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Voluntary
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a medical condition in which the spinal canel narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves
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Spinal stenosis
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A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
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Strain
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Involuntary muscle that is straited and found in the heart walls
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Cardiac
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produced when miscle runs out of energy
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lactic acid
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Involuntary and non striated muscle found in most hollow organs such as that they just extract and blood vessels
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Smooth muscle
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organism that caused tetanus
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clostridium tetani
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Muscle of shoulder shaped like an upside down Creek letter D
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Deltoid
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Muscles that straighten a joint
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Extensors
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Partial dislocation
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subluaxion
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Place where a motor neuron comes in contact with skeletal muscle cell
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Neuromascular junction
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Wrench or twist the ligaments of a ankle, wrist, or other joint violently
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Sprain
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Muscles that move a bone toward midline
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Adductors
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Referring to a muscle ezerting in opposite reaction to that of another muscle
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antagonistic
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Absence of muscle tone
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Atonic
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Place between two neurons learners impulses are transmitted
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Synapse
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Ability of muscle to respond to stimulation
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Irritability
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Lacking muscle tone
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Flaccid
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Enzyme produced by cellular respiration in skeletal muscle produces energy
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adenisine triohaosphate
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Voluntary muscle that is attached to bones of skeleton that allow body movement
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Skeletal
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Waste product of muscle metabolism
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Lactic acid
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Ability of muscle to shorten and and thicken when stimulated
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contractility
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Muscles that move a bone away from midline
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Abductors
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State of muscle in partial contraction
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muscle tone
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Pigment responsible for red color or muscle and protein in muscle that stores and transports h2o
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myoglobin
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Neurotransmitter used by nerve endings to send an impulse across synapse to another nerve
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acetylcholine
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Fibrous sheaththat covers supports and separates muscles
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Fascia
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Muscle that cannot be controlled with conscious control
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Involuntarily
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white fibrous cordlike structure that serves to protect muscle to bone
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tendon
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ability of muscle to stretch
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Extensibility
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Ability of muscle to return to original length after stretching
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Elasticity
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Twitching and cramping of muscle caused by low blood calcium level
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tetany
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muscle shortens producing movement
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isotonic contraction
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Strongest tendon in body attaches calf to muscle to heal
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Achilles tendon
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Wide flat connective tissue that connects muscle to bone or other tissue
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aponeurosis
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Enzyme that breaks down excess acertycholine and stops its action at synapse
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cholinesterase
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Muscle tension increases but the muscle does not shorten
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Isometric contraction
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Referring to muscle acting or working together
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synergistic
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Slight tension in muscle which is always present even at rest
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tonus
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tendons behind the knee responsible for extending hips and bending knees
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hamstrings
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fibrous bands of tissue
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ligament
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loss of bone mass
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osteoporosis
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joint disease characterized by degenerative articular cartilage and wearing down of bone's edges joint
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Osteoarthritis
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Record electrical activity of muscle
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EMG. electromyography
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Syndrome that causes chronic pain in muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints
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Fibromyalgia
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Softening of bone caused by a loss of minerals from bony matrix
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Osteomalcia
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Inflammatory joint disease
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon
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strain
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bone partially out of the joint
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subluxation
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Infection of the bone and bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
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What is the medical term for lower back pain
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Lumbago
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No the correct spelling of RA
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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What is CTS? what cam cause it?
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
Causes: Compression of medium nerve at wrist |
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Visual examination of a joint
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Arthroscopy
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Surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid
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Arthrocentesis
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-physis
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Growth
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Tendon
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Tendin/o
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Through, complete
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dia-
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vertebr/o, spondyl/o
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vertebra
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endo-, end-
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within
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oste/o
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bone
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epi-
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above
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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inter-
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between
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muscul/o
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muscle
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peri-
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surrounding
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ligament/o, syndesm/o
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ligament
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syn-
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together
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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-centesis
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removal of fluid
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burs/o
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bursa
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-desis
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binding
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arthr/o
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joint
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-poiesis
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formation
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-malacia
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softening
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-plasia
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development
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muscle fiber and nerve ending meet
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neuromuscular junction
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