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50 Cards in this Set
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fasci/o |
fibrous membrane |
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fibr/o |
fiber |
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kine-; kinesi/o |
movement |
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ligament/o |
ligament |
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muscul/o; my/o; myos/o |
muscle |
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sthen/o |
strength |
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tend/o; tendin/o |
tendon |
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ton/o |
tone |
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a- |
not, without |
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bi- |
two |
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hemi- |
half |
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para- |
beside; beyond, near |
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quadri- |
four |
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tri- |
three |
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-kinesia |
movement |
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-paresis |
partial or incomplete paralysis, weakness |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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abduction |
movement away from midline |
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adduction |
movement toward midline |
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eversion |
turning outward |
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inversion |
turning inward |
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extension |
opening the angle of the joint |
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flexion |
closing the angle of the joint |
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pronation |
turning downward |
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supination |
turning upward |
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dorsiflexion |
bending backward |
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plantar flexion |
bending the sole backward |
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rotation |
turning a body part on its own axis |
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circumduction |
circular direction from a central point |
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skeletal muscle |
voluntary, striped (striated) quick to engage, quick to tire, generates heat, maintain posture |
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smooth muscle |
involuntary, non-striated, in the hollow of internal organs, as well as blood vessels, slow to engage and slow to tire |
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cardiac muscle |
involuntary, lightly striated, heart muscle, quick to engage, slow to tire |
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CTD |
cumulative trauma disorder |
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DMD |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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DTR |
Deep tendon reflexes |
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EMG |
electromyography |
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IM |
intramuscular |
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MG |
myasthenia gravis |
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RICE |
rest, ice, compression, elevation |
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ROM |
range of motion |
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Dorsal cavities |
cranial and spinal |
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Ventral cavities |
thoracic, abdominal and pelvic |
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diaphragm |
divides thoracic and abdominal cavities |
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mediastinum |
space between the lungs |
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frontal (coronal) plane |
anterior/posterior |
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sagittal (lateral) plane |
sides: dextro/sinistro |
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transverse (axial) plane |
superior/inferior |
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NSAIDs |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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analgesics |
reduce pain |
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muscle relaxants |
reduce myospasms or tension |