Flashcards in Chapter 9 Deck (41):
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-ics
knowledge or practice
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Brachii
the arm
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bi-
two
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-ceps
head
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brachi/o-
arm
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radi/o-
radium
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-alis
pertaining to
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extens/o-
straightening
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-or
person or thing that produces or does
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flex/o-
bending
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temporalis
temporal bone of the cranium
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tempor/o-
temple side of the head
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-alis
pertaining to
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tri-
three
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-ceps
head
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Abduction
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
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ab-
away from
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duct/o-
bring or move; a duct
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Adduction
moving a body part toward the midline of the body
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ad-
toward
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roataion
moving a body part around its axis
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rotat/o-
rotate
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supination
turning the palm of the hand upward
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sipinat/o-
lying on the back
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pronation
turning the palm of the hand downward
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pronat/o-
lying face down
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atrophy
muscle wasting
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avulsion
muscle tears way from the tendon or the tendon tears wat from the bone
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fasciotomy
procedure to cut into the thin connective tissue
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fibromyalgia
widespread pain
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fibr.o-
fiber
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my/o-
muscle
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alg/o-
pain
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myalgia
muscle pain
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polymyalgia
pain in several muscle groups
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Torticolllis
painful contracture of the muscles one side of the neck
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Ataxia
inability to coordinate voluntary movements, walks with an uncoordinated gait
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Gait
a manner of walking or moving on foot
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-clonus
rapid contracting and relaxing when an individual attempts movement there is difficulty controlling the voluntary muscles
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Athetoid movements
slow, purposeless writhing of the hands
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