Muscular System

Front 1

bi-

Back 1

twice,double,two

Front 2

-cele

Back 2

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 3

dys-

Back 3

bad, difficult, or painful

Front 4

fasci/o

Back 4

fascia, fibrous band

Front 5

fibr/o

Back 5

fibrous tissue, fiber

Front 6

-ia

Back 6

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

Front 7

-ic

Back 7

pertaining to

Front 8

kines/o, kinesi/o

Back 8

movement

Front 9

my/o

Back 9

muscle

Front 10

-plegia

Back 10

paralysis, stroke

Front 11

-rrhexis

Back 11

rupture

Front 12

tax/o

Back 12

coordination, order

Front 13

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

Back 13

tendon, strech out, extend, strain

Front 14

ton/o

Back 14

tone, streching, tension

Front 15

tri-

Back 15

three

Front 16

abduction

Back 16

is the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

Front 17

adduction

Back 17

is the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Front 18

adhesion

Back 18

is a band og fibrous tissure that holds stucture together abnomally

Front 19

ataxia

Back 19

is the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement

Front 20

atonic

Back 20

means the lacking normal muscle tone or strength

Front 21

atrophy

Back 21

means the weekness or wearing away of body tissues and structures

Front 22

bradykinesia

Back 22

is extreme slowness in movement

Front 23

carpal tunnel syndrome

Back 23

occurs when the tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel are chronically overused and become inflamed and swollen.

Front 24

chronic fatigue syndrome

Back 24

is a disorder of unknown causes that affects many body systems

Front 25

circumduction

Back 25

is the ciculuar movement at the far end of the limb

Front 26

contracture

Back 26

is the permant tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments or skin that occurs normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with nonelastic fibrous tissues

Front 27

dorsiflexion

Back 27

is the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Front 28

dyskinesia

Back 28

is the distortion or impairment of voluntart movement such as a tic or spasm

Front 29

dystonia

Back 29

is the condition of abnormal tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muslce movement

Front 30

electromyography

Back 30

is a diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulaton

Front 31

epicondylitis

Back 31

is inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow

Front 32

ergonomics

Back 32

is the study of the human factors that affects the desighn nad operation of tools and the work environment

Front 33

exercise physilogist

Back 33

is a specialist who works under the supervision of a physician to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs and administer medical tests to promote physical fitess

Front 34

fasciitis

Back 34

is inflammation of the fascia

Front 35

fibromyalgia syndrome

Back 35

is adebilitating chronic characterzied by fatigue

Front 36

ganglion cyst

Back 36

is a harmless fluid filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist

Front 37

heel spur

Back 37

is a calcium deposit fascia on the sole og the foot

Front 38

hemiparesis

Back 38

is slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body

Front 39

hemiplegia

Back 39

is the total paralysis affecting only one side of the body

Front 40

hernia

Back 40

is the protrusion of a part of the structure through the tissues normally containing it

Front 41

hyperkinesia

Back 41

also known as hyperactivity, is abnormally increased muslce function or activity

Front 42

hypotonia

Back 42

is a condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

Front 43

impingment syndrome

Back 43

occurs when inflamed and swallon tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones withoin the shoulder joint

Front 44

insertion

Back 44

is where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon

Front 45

intermittent claudication

Back 45

is pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relived by rest

Front 46

muscular dystrophy

Back 46

is properly reffered toin the plural, which is muscular dystrophies.

Front 47

myasthenia gravis

Back 47

is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the nuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles

Front 48

myocele

Back 48

is the herniation of muslce substance through a tear in the fascia surrounding it

Front 49

myoclonus

Back 49

is the sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

Front 50

myofasical release

Back 50

is a specialized soft-tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions

Front 51

myolysis

Back 51

is the degeneration of muscle tissue

Front 52

myoparesis

Back 52

is a weakness or slight muscular paralysis

Front 53

myorrhaphy

Back 53

is the surgical suturing a muscle

Front 54

nueromuscular

Back 54

means pertaining to the realationship between nerve and muscle

Front 55

nocturnal myoclonus

Back 55

is jerking of the limb that can occur nomally as a person falling asleep

Front 56

oblique

Back 56

means slanted or at an angle

Front 57

paralysis

Back 57

is the loss os sensation and voluntary muscle movements in a muscle through disease or injury to its nerve supply

Front 58

paraplegia

Back 58

is the paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body

Front 59

physiatrist

Back 59

is a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function

Front 60

plantar fasciitis

Back 60

is an inflammation of the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot

Front 61

polymyositis

Back 61

is a muslce disease characterized by the stimultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body

Front 62

pronation

Back 62

is the act of rotating the arm or legsso that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward

Front 63

quadriplegia

Back 63

ia paralysis of all four extremeties

Front 64

range of motion testing

Back 64

is a diagnostic procedure to elevate joint mobility and muscle strength

Front 65

sarcopenia

Back 65

is the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that come with aging

Front 66

shin splint

Back 66

is a painful condition caused by the tibialis anterior muscle tearing away from the the tibia

Front 67

singultus

Back 67

aslo known as hiccups, is a myoclonus of the diaphram that causes the charcteristic hiccup sound with each spasm

Front 68

spasmodic torticollis

Back 68

is a stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side

Front 69

sphincter

Back 69

is a ring like muscle that tightly contricts the opening of a passageway

Front 70

sprain

Back 70

is an injury to a joint

Front 71

tenodesis

Back 71

is the surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone

Front 72

tenosynovitis

Back 72

is an inflammation of the sleath surrounding a tendon

Front 73

tenolysis

Back 73

is release of a tendon from adhesions

Front 74

tenorraphy

Back 74

is the surgical suturing together of the divided ends of the tendon

Front 75

tranverse

Back 75

means in acrosswise direction