The Muscular System

Front 1

Flexion

Back 1

Closing an angle at a joint

Front 2

Extension

Back 2

Opening an angle at a joint

Front 3

Abduction

Back 3

Movement away from the midline of the body

Front 4

Adduction

Back 4

Movement towards the midline of the body

Front 5

Circumduction

Back 5

Circular movement from a central point

Front 6

Rotation

Back 6

Turning of a body part on its own axis

Front 7

Pronation

Back 7

Turning down words

Front 8

Supination

Back 8

Turning upwards

Front 9

Eversion

Back 9

Turning outward

Front 10

Inversion

Back 10

Turning inward

Front 11

Dorsiflexion

Back 11

Bending backward

Front 12

Plantar flexion

Back 12

Bending the sole of the foot

Front 13

My/o, muscul/o

Back 13

Muscle

Front 14

In/o

Back 14

Fiber

Front 15

Fasci/o

Back 15

Fascia

Front 16

Ten/o, tendin/o

Back 16

Tendon

Front 17

Ton/o

Back 17

Tone

Front 18

Erg/o

Back 18

Work

Front 19

Kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o

Back 19

Movement

Front 20

Insertion

Back 20

In a given movement the point where a muscle is attached to a moving part of the skeleton

Front 21

Origin

Back 21

Any given movement the point where a muscle is attached to a stable part of the skeleton

Front 22

Agonist

Back 22

The muscle that carries out a given movement

Front 23

Antagonist

Back 23

A muscle that opposes The agonist it must relax when the agonist contracts

Front 24

Ataxia

Back 24

Lack of muscle coordination

Front 25

Atrophy

Back 25

A wasting away a decrease in the size of a tissue or organ such as a muscular wasting from disuse

Front 26

Contracture

Back 26

Permanent contraction of a muscle

Front 27

isometric

Back 27

Pertaining to the muscle action in which the muscle tenses but does not shorten

Front 28

Isotonic

Back 28

Pertaining to the muscle action in which the muscle shortens to accomplish movement

Front 29

Rheumatism

Back 29

A general term for inflammation and soreness and stiffness of muscles associated with the joint pain

Front 30

Spasm

Back 30

Sudden involuntary muscle contraction

Front 31

Spasticity

Back 31

Increased tone or contractions of muscle causing a stiff and awkward movement

Front 32

Sprain

Back 32

Injury to a ligament caused by abnormal or excessive force at a joint but without a bone dislocation or fracture

Front 33

Strain

Back 33

Trauma to a muscle due to overuse or excessive stretch

Front 34

ACh

Back 34

Acetylcholine

Front 35

CFS

Back 35

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Front 36

EMG

Back 36

Electromyography or electromyogram

Front 37

NMJ

Back 37

Neuromuscular junction

Front 38

OT

Back 38

Occupational therapy

Front 39

PT

Back 39

Physical therapy

Front 40

ROM

Back 40

Range of motion

Front 41

RTC

Back 41

Rotator cuff