Chapter 4: The Muscular System Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
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bi-
A
two
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-desis
A
bind
tie together
4
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fasci/o
sounds like: Fash-Eā
A
fascia
5
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement
6
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-kinesia
A
movement
7
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-lysis
A
loosening
set free
8
Q
my/o
A
muscle
9
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myos
A
muscle
10
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hemi-
A
half
11
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tax/o
A
coordination
12
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-taxia
A
coordination
13
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Ten/o
A
tendon
14
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Tend/o
A
tendon
15
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tendin/o
A
tendon
16
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tenon
A
tendon
17
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ton/o
A
tone
18
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tri-
A
three
19
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-paresis
A
partial or incomplete paralysis
20
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-plegia
A
complete paralysis
21
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brady-
A
slow
22
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tachy-
Sounds like: Tacky
A
fast
rapid
23
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poly-
A
many
24
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
25
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
26
dys-
bad
difficult
painful
27
quadri-
four
28
electr/o
electricity
29
fasci/itis
or
fascitis
inflammation of the fascia
30
ten/algia
pain in the tendons
31
-algia
pain
| suffering
32
-dynia
pain
| suffering
33
teno/dynia
pain in the tendons
34
tendin/itis
inflammation in the tendons
35
adhesion
band of fibrous tissue holding structures together abnormally (from injury or surgery)
36
*atrophy*
weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue
37
my/algia
muscle pain
38
myos/itis
inflammation in the muscles
39
poly/myos/itis
inflammation of many muscles (with atrophy)
40
myo/malacia
abnormal softening of muscles
41
myo/rrhexis
ruptured muscles
42
myo/sclerosis
abnormal hardening of muscles
43
a/ton/ic
lack of normal muscle tone
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dys/tonia
poor muscle tone
45
hyper/tonia
excessive muscle tone
46
hypo/tonia
decreased muscle tone
47
a/taxia
can't coordinate muscles
48
dys/taxia
AKA
partial ataxia
difficulty coordinating muscle movement
49
spasm/cramp
sudden, violent involuntary muscle movement
50
brady/kinesia
extremely slow movement
51
hyper/kinesia
AKA
Hyper active
abnormally increased movement
52
hypo/kinesia
abnormally decreased movement
53
dys/kinesia
poor/impaired movement
54
*paralysis*
loss of sensation and voluntary movement
| due to injury or disease of the nerve supply
55
myo/paresis
partial muscle paralysis
56
hemi/paresis
partial paralysis in HALF (ie: one side) of the body
57
hemi/plegia
total paralysis in HALF (ie: one side) of the body
58
para/plegia
complete paralysis of both legs and lower part of the body
59
quadri/plegia
total paralysis in all four limbs (injury above C5)
60
EMG
Electro/myo/graphy
records strength of muscle contractions after electrical stimulation
61
electro/myo/graphy
records strength of muscled of contractions after electrical stimulation
62
tenon/ectomy
surgical removal of part of a tendon
63
teno/desis
to suture the end of the tendon to the bone
64
teno/plasty
surgical repair of the tendon
65
teno/rrhaphy
surgical suturing of the divided ends of a tendon
66
my/ectomy
surgical removal of part of a muscle
67
myo/plasty
surgical repair of a muscle
68
myo/rrhaphy
suture of a muscle wound
69
my/otomy
surgical incision of a muscle
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myo/rrhexis
rupture of a muscle
