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15 Cards in this Set
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Fasci- |
Band or bundle |
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My/o- |
Muscle |
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Ecchymosis |
Discoloration of skin |
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Edema |
Excessive fluid in cells of tissue spaces or body cavities |
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Strain |
Injury to muscle tendon - connects muscle to bone |
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Acute |
Sudden onset |
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Cobtracture |
Shortening of muscular or connective tissue from spasm |
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Muscle tone |
Muscle slightly contracted ready to work |
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Chronic |
Long term overuse |
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Hypertrophy |
Increase in muscle size (not fibers) |
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Atrophy |
Decrease in muscle size |
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Myositis |
Inflammation of the muscle |
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-algia |
Pain |
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Antagonist |
Muscle providing opposite action of “primary mover” |
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Agonist |
Muscle directly involved in “primary mover” |
