Chapter 4 Muscular System Flashcards
(22 cards)
Flexor Movement
An expansion or outward movement by muscles
Tendons
Muscle attached to bone
Burs
Bursa
Chondr
Cartilage
Fibr
Fiber
My
Muscle
Rhabdo
Rod
Tendin
Tendon
a/trophy
a: without
trophy: nourishment or development
Process of shrinking muscle size
burs/itis
Burs: bursa
itis: inflammation
inflammation of the bursa
chondr/o/malacia
chondr: cartilage
malacia: softening
Softening of the cartilage
dys/trophy
dys: painful, difficult
trophy: nourishment or development
Progressive atrophy, from malnutrition
fibr/oma
fibr: fiber
oma: tumor
tumor of fibrous tissue
Fibr/o/my/algia
fibr: fiber
my: muscle
algia: pain
Chronic muscle pain
hyper/trophy
hyper: increase
trophy: nourishment, development
Increase in muscle size
hypo/tonia
hypo: below or deficient
tonia: tone
Decrease in muscle tone
my/algia
my: muscle
algia: pain
Muscle pain
my/asthenia
my: muscle
asthenia: without strength
Chronic muscular weakness
my/o/necr/osis
my: muscle
necr: death
osis: abnormal condition, increase
Increase in muscle death
my/o/plasty
my: muscle
plasty: surgical repair or reconstruction
Plastic surgery of muscle tissue
rhabdo/my/o/lysis
rhabdo: rod
my: muscle
lysis: breaking down
Breaking down of striated muscle
Tendin/itis
Tendin: Tendon
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the tendon
