Muscles And Joints

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Three different types of muscles and the control under which type functions

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skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle

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Five major muscle functions

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head and neck, upper extremities, lower extremities, and trunk

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skeletal muscles also known as voluntary muscles or striated

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attach the bones to the skeleton and have a striped appearance when looking at them under a microscope

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Smooth or visceral muscles

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found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach or intestines

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fascia

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fibrous connective tissue in the muscle

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tendon

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made up of the fascia and make a strong fibrous band

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origin

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the point of attachment of the muscle to the bone that is less moveable

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insertion

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the point of attachement to the bone that moves

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orbicularis oris

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mouth muscle

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muscular dystrophy

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progessive weakness and muscle fiber degeneration without evidence of nerve involvement or degeneration of nerve tissue

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Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

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the muscles atrophy and shrink and could show up in as little as three year's old

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polymyositis

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chronic, progessive disease affecting the skeletal muscles. Muscle weakness.

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fibrous joint

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the surfaces of the bones fit closely together and are held toigether by fibrous tissue. Immoveable joint

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catilaginous joint

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bones connected by cartilage and has limited movement

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synovial joint

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have a space between them called a joint cavity and have synovial fluid that acts like a cushion and they are held together by ligaments. Knee

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Bursa

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sac in the joint that lubricates the area around the joint where friciton is most likely to occur, elbow, knee or shoulder

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hinge joint

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allows movementin one direction like in the elbow

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ball and socket joint

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allows movement in many directions like the hips, and shoulder

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supination

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palm up

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pronation

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palm down

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dorisflexion

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foot up

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circumduction

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circular motion

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plantar flexion

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foot down

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arthritis

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inflammation of the joints

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anklosing spondylitis

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form of arthritis found in the spine

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ganglion

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cystic tumor developing on a tendon

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gout

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form of arthritis characrterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the big toe, ususally found in people who eat alot of red meat or where taking dieurtics

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lyme disease

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recurrent inflammatory infection transmitted by a tick

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osteoarthritis

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degenerative joint disease. form of arthritis results from wear and tear ont he joints, especially the hips and knees

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rheumatoid arthritis

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chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects many joints, n=mainly the small peripheral joints in the hands and feet. joint pain, fatigue, stiffness, movement and limitation of muscles

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systemic lupus eryemateous

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inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting lungs, joints, kidneys and skin. Butterfly rash

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fistula

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abnormal passage between two tublar organs either born with or created

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pruritis

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itching

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bedsores

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pressure ulcer due to loss of circulation

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basal cell carcinoma

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most common skin cancer

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squaneous cell carcinoma

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faster growing, potential for metastatis

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eczema

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inflammed skin, intense itching, cracking, scales, can contribute to arthritis

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psoriasis

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scales and itching

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herpes zoster

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viral inflection , eruptions on the skin following along nerve pathways

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scabies

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parasite infection

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scleroderma

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thickening of derma, swelling of hands and feet, leatherly, inflexible skin, auto-immune disease