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32 Cards in this Set
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fasci/o
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fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
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-asthenia
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lack of strength
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insertion of a muscle
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Connection of the muscle to a bone that moves.
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origin of a muscle
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Connection of the muscle to a stationary bone.
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fibr/o
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fibrous connective tissue
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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plantar flexion
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Bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground
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leiomy/o
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smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs.
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ab-
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away from
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abduction
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Movement away from the midline of the body.
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pronation
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Turning the palm backward.
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my/o
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muscle
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ad-
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toward
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rotation
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Circular movement around a central point.
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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dorsi-
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back
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adduction
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Movement toward the midline of the body.
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skeletal muscle
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Muscle connected to bones; voluntary or striated muscle.
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dorsiflexion
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Backward (upward) bending of the foot.
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smooth muscle
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Muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or visceral muscle.
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poly-
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many, much
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extension
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Straightening of a flexed limb.
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striated muscle
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Skeletal muscle.
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myos/o
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muscle
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muscular dystrophy
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A group of inherited diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers without involvement of the nervous system.
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fascia
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Fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles.
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supination
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Turning the palm forward.
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plant/o
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sole of the foot
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polymyositis
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Chronic inflammatory myopathy.
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flexion
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Bending.
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visceral muscle
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Smooth muscle.
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
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