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fasci/o

fibrous membrane

fibr/o

fiber

kine-; kinesi/o

movement

ligament/o

ligament

muscul/o; my/o; myos/o

muscle

sthen/o

strength

tend/o; tendin/o

tendon

ton/o

tone

a-

not, without

bi-

two

hemi-

half

para-

beside; beyond, near

quadri-

four

tri-

three

-kinesia

movement

-paresis

partial or incomplete paralysis, weakness

-plegia

paralysis

abduction

movement away from midline

adduction

movement toward midline

eversion

turning outward

inversion

turning inward

extension

opening the angle of the joint

flexion

closing the angle of the joint

pronation

turning downward

supination

turning upward

dorsiflexion

bending backward

plantar flexion

bending the sole backward

rotation

turning a body part on its own axis

circumduction

circular direction from a central point

skeletal muscle

voluntary, striped (striated) quick to engage, quick to tire, generates heat, maintain posture

smooth muscle

involuntary, non-striated, in the hollow of internal organs, as well as blood vessels, slow to engage and slow to tire

cardiac muscle

involuntary, lightly striated, heart muscle, quick to engage, slow to tire

CTD

cumulative trauma disorder

DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

DTR

Deep tendon reflexes

EMG

electromyography

IM

intramuscular

MG

myasthenia gravis

RICE

rest, ice, compression, elevation

ROM

range of motion

Dorsal cavities

cranial and spinal

Ventral cavities

thoracic, abdominal and pelvic

diaphragm

divides thoracic and abdominal cavities

mediastinum

space between the lungs

frontal (coronal) plane

anterior/posterior

sagittal (lateral) plane

sides: dextro/sinistro

transverse (axial) plane

superior/inferior

NSAIDs

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

analgesics

reduce pain

muscle relaxants

reduce myospasms or tension