Chapter 5 Flashcards
Muscles and Tendons (173 cards)
active
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causing action or change
activity
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the state of being active
contract
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draw together or shorten
fiber
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a strand or filament
multidisciplinary
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involving health care providers from more than one profession
muscle
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a tissue consisting of cells that can contract
passive
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not active
peristalsis
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waves of alternate constriction and relaxation in a tube
skeletal
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pertaining to the skeleton
tone
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tension present in resting muscles
voluntary muscle
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muscle that is under the control of the will
activ-
root 🟥
movement
-tract
root 🟥
draw
disciplin-
root 🟥
instruction
-stalsis
root 🟥
constrict
skelet-
root 🟥
skeleton
volunt-
root 🟥
free will
-ity
suffix 🟦
condition, state
-ary
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pertaining to
-al
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
con-
prefix 🟩
with, together
multi-
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many
peri-
prefix 🟩
around
atrophy
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the wasting away or dimished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part