anaphy 3 (muscular system) Flashcards
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means capable of receiving stimulation and responding to stimulation from the nerves
excitable or irritable
capable of contracting or shortening
contractible
muscle can be stretched without damage by application of force
extensible
able to return to it’s original resting shape
elasticity
adaptable that can be changed in response
adaptability
loss muscle
atrophy
gaining muscles
hypertrophy
failed to develop
Hypotrophy
toward the midline
adduction
away from the body
abduction
bending a joint
flexion
around the axis
rotation
lifting upwards
elevation
downward movement
depression
circular movement
circumduction
allow a person to move, speak and chew
muscles
walls of the heart
cardiac muscle
contracts to circulate blood
cardiac muscle
found in organs or organ system
visceral
attached to the skeleton
skeletal muscles
provide the skeleton with the ability to move
skeletal muscles
attach a muscle to a bone
tendons
attach muscle to muscle
Fascia
paralysis of limbs
Quadriplegia