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ch 4 Muscles Flashcards

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Fascia

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Band of connective tissue that envelops, seperates or binds together muscles or group o muscles

Flexible to allow muscle movement

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Muscle fibers

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Long slender cells that make up each muscles

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Myofascial

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Pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

Myo- muscle
Fasci
Fascia
Al- pertaining to

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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Tendon

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Marrow band of non elastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

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Skeletal muscle

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Attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible

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Smooth muscle

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Located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract , blood vessels and ducts leading from glands

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Myocardial muscles

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Form the muscular walls of the heart

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Neuromuscular

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Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle

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Oblique

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Slanted or at an angle

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Rectus

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Straight alignment

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Transverse

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Straight across

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Sphincter

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Ring like muscle that tightly constructs the opening of a passageway

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Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away of body tissues or structures

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Myalgia

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Tenderness or pain in the muscles

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Myocele

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Herniation of muscle subs stance through a year in the fascia surrounding it

Cele- hernia

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Myolysis

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Degeneration of muscle tissue

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Spasm

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Sudden involuntary contraction of on it more muscle

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Bradykinesia

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Extreme slowness in movement

Brady- slow
- kines- movement
Ia- condition

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Dyskinesia

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Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as a tic or spasm

Dys- bad
Kines- movement
Ia- condition

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Hyperkinesia

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Abnormally increased muscle function or activity

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Myoparesis

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weakness or slight muscular paralysis

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Hemiparesis

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Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body

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Hemiplegia

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Total paralysis affecting only one side of the body

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Paralegia

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Paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four extremities

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Cardiologists

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Paralysis of heart muscle

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Electromyography

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Diagnostic test that mesures The electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation

Electro- electricity
Myo- muscle
Graphy- process of producing a picture record

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Antispasmodic

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Administered to suppress smooth muscle contractions of the stomach, intestine, or bladder

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Skeletal muscle relaxant

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Administered to relax certain muscles and to relieve the stiffness pain and discomfort caused by strains sprains or other muscle injuries

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Neuromuscular blocker

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Drug that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the transmission of nerve stimuli to the muscles

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Ergonomics

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The study of the human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and he work environment

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Myofascial release

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Specialized soft tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such a fibromyalgia syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, movement restrictions, temporomandibular joint disorders and carpal tunnel syndrome

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Occupational herald (OT)

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Consists of activities to promote recovery and rehabilitation to assist patients in performing the activities of daily living

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Therapeutic ultrasound

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Uses high frequency sound waves to treat muscle injuries by generating heat deep with muscle tissue

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RICE

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Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

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Fasciotomy

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Surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure

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Fascioplasty

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Surgical repair of a fascia

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Tenodesis

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Surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone

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Tenolysis

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The release of a tendon from adhesions

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Tenprrhaphy

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Surgical suturing together of the divided ends of a tendon

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Myorrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of muscle

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Myotomy

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Surgical incision into a muscle

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