Chapter 5 Flashcards
active
causing action or change
activity
the state of being active
contract
draw together or shorten
fiber
a strand of fliament
multidisciplinary
involving health care providers from more than one profession
muscle
a tissue consisting of cells that can contract
passive
not active
peristalsis
waves of alternate constriction and relaxation in a tube
skeletal
pertaining to the skeleton
tone
tension present in resting muscles
voluntary muscle
muscle that is under the control of the will
-ity
condition state
active
movement
con-
with, together
tract
draw
-ary
pertaining to
multi
many
disciplin
instruction
peri
around
stalsis
constrict
-al
pertaining to
skelet
skeleton
volunt
free will
atrophy
the wasting away or diminished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part
hypertrophy
Increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element
fascia
sheet of fibrous connective tissue
fibromyalgia
pain in muscle fibers
sprain
a wrench or tear in a ligament
strain
overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon
tendon
fibrous band that connects muscle to bone
tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
Involuntary
not under control of the will
respiration
process of breathing; fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
steroid
large family of chemical substances found in many drugs, hormones, and body components
striated muscle
another term for skeletal muscle
Ambulatory
surgery or any other care provided without an overnight stay in a medical facility
insertion (of a muscle)
the attachment of a muscle to a more moveable part of the skeleton, as distinct from the orgin
origin
fixed source of a muscle at its attachment to bone
pectoral
pertaining to the chest
pectoral girdle
incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton
rotator cuff
part of the capsule of the shoulder joint
-ory
having the function of
-ion
action, condition
insert
put together
pector
chest
-or
one who does
rotat
rotate
Bursitis
inflammation of a bursa
biceps branchii
a muscle of the arm that has two heads or points of origin on the scapula
brachialis
muscle that lies underneath the biceps and is the strongest flexor of the forearm
branchioradialis
muscle that helps flex the forearm
cyst
an abnormal, fluid-containing sac
dorsum
the back of any part of the body (including the hand)
deltoid
large, fan-shaped muscle connecting the scapula and clavicle to the humerus
dorsal
pertaining to the back of any part of the body
ventral
pertaining to the belly or situated nearer to the surface of the belly
ganglion
fluid-containing swelling attached to the synovial sheath of a tendon
latissimus dorsi
the widest (broadest) muscle in the back
stenosis
narrowing of a passage
thenar eminence
the fleshy mass at the base of the thumb
hypothenar eminence
the fleshy mass at the base of the little finger
triceps brachii
muscle of the arm that has three heads or points of origin
tenosynovitis
inflammation of a tendon and its surrounding synovial sheath
bi-
two
ceps
head
branchi
of the arm
-alis
pertaining to
branchi
arm
radi
radius
-oid
resembling
delt
triangle
dors
back
ventr
belly
-imus
most
latiss
wide
dorsi
of the back
thenar
palm
hypo-
below, smaller
tri
three
abduction
action of moving away from the midline
abduct
to move away from the midline
adductor
muscle that moves the thing toward the midline
adduction
action of moving toward the midline
calcaneus
the heel bone
calcaneal tendon (achilles)
the tendon of the heel formed from gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and inserted into the calcaneus
gastrocnemius
major muscle in the back of the lower leg