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59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
A- an- |
Without |
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Ab- |
Away from |
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Ad- |
Toward |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-asthenia |
Weakness |
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-ation |
Action |
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Bi- |
Two |
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Ex |
Out |
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Fibro- |
Fiber, tissue |
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Hyper- |
Extensive |
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iso- |
Equal |
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Myo |
Muscle |
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Physio- |
Natural, physical |
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Pro |
Before, toward |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tonic |
Tension |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tonic |
Tension |
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Tri- |
Three |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tonic |
Tension |
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Tri- |
Three |
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-trophy |
Development |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tonic |
Tension |
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Tri- |
Three |
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-trophy |
Development |
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tonic |
Tension |
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Tri- |
Three |
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-trophy |
Development |
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline |
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Adduction |
Movement toward the midline |
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Aerobic |
Requiring oxygen |
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Agonist |
Contracts the muscle to cause movement |
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Aneoribuc |
Requiring no oxygen |
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Antegaonist |
Produces movement in the opposite direction of prime mover |
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Circumduction |
Circular movement of a joint |
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Dilate |
Become wider, larger or more open |
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Evasion |
Turn outward |
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Extension |
Act of increasing the angle between two bones, straightening motion |
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Fascia |
Thin flexible band of connective tissue that holds, separates or binds muscles |
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Fascia |
Thin flexible band of connective tissue that holds, separates or binds muscles |
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Flexion |
Act of decreasing the angles between, two bones, bending motion |
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Insertion |
Attachment for skeletal muscle to bone after crossing over a joint to allow movement during muscle contraction |
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Inversion |
Turn inward |
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Isometric |
Contraction of a muscle, but the joint does not move |
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Isotonic |
Maintains constant tension as the muscle changes length |
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Origin |
Attachment site for skeletal muscle to bone that does not move during muscle contraction |
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Oxygen debt |
Deficiency of oxygen from physical activity |
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Prime mover |
Produced movement of a muscle in a single direction |
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Pronation |
Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces downward |
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Rotation |
Movement that allows a bone to move around a central axis |
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Striated |
Muscle tissue sign repeated sarcomeres giving a striped appearance |
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Supination |
Palm facing up of when walking the weight is on the outside of the foot |
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Supination |
Palm facing up of when walking the weight is on the outside of the foot |
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Synergists |
Muscles that help support a joint |