Muscles

Question 1

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Answer 1

scoliosis

Question 2

condition that encompasses a group of disorders - no nervous system involvement; aka pseudohypertrophy

Answer 2

muscular dystrophy

Question 3

autoimmune disease where immune system attacks muscle cells at the neuromuscular junction

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myasthenlagravis

Question 4

sensory receptors that provide the CNS with information about position, movement, joint activity, muscle activity and balance

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proprieoceptor

Question 5

inflammation of the tendon sheath

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tenosynovitis

Question 6

wryneck

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torticollis

Question 7

longest bone

Answer 7

femur

Question 8

syndrome that creates widespread pain or aching

Answer 8

fibromyalgia

Question 9

type of spasm; sustained

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tonic

Question 10

bruise

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contusion

Question 11

chronic shortening of a muscle

Answer 11

contracture

Question 12

irritation of the median nerve as it passes the carpal ligament (flexor retinaculum)

Answer 12

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 13

protusion

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hernia

Question 14

state of decreased muscle tone/weakness

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flaccid

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binds to troponin, exposing site for bonding myosin to actin

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calcium

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complex metabolic process for creating ATP

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krebs cycle

Question 17

capacity of muscle to receive and respond to stimuli

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irritability

Question 18

viral infection of the nerves that control the skeletal muscles

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pollomyelltis

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distal muscle attachment

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insertion

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muscle cell membrane

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sarcolemma

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type of isotonic contraction; ends of scle move closer together

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concentric

Question 22

the “c” in “rice”

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compression

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fascia covering each muscle fiber

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endomysium

Question 24

rotation of the scapula that brings the acromion process inferior and the inferior angle medial

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downward

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striated, involuntary muscle

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cardiac

Question 26

study of movement that combines the fields of anatomy, physiology, physics and geometry and relates them to human movement

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kinesiology

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smallest functional unit of the muscle

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sarcomere

Question 28

chemical responsible for transmission of action potential across muscle cell membrane

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acetyicholine

Question 29

thoracic outlet syndrome is what type of contraindiction

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systemic

Question 30

proprioceptor located in muscle belly; monitor and respond to sudden and excessive lengthening

Answer 30

spindle

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movement of the sole of the foot away from the midline

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everstion

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connective tissue that binds muscles together

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fascia

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pear shaped

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piriformis

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lack of oxygen

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ischemia

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point where muscle attaches to the fixed bone

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origin

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movement of the bone surfaces in the joint capsule incl roll spin and slide

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arthrokinematics

Question 37

distortions in health that result when the functions or systme are neither balanced nor working at the optimium

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disharmony

Question 38

flat sac of synovial membrane that helps ease movement over and around the joints

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bursa

Question 39

fascia that projects beyond muscle ends to become flat tendinous sheaths which connect muscle to other structures muscle to other structures

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aponeuroses

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study of mechanical principles, movement and actions applied to living bodies

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biomechanics

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forward movement on the transverse plane

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protraction

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synarthrotic

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immoveable ie cranial sutures

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amphiarotic

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slightly moveable ie pelvis

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diarthrotic

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freely moveable

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transverse

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top and bottom

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sagittal

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left and right

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coronal

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front and back

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adduction

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toward midline

Question 49

abduction

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away from midline

Question 50

Flexion

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Movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together

Question 51

Extension

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Movement that straightens or opens a joint

Question 52

Medial Rotation

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Turning the limb toward the midline of the body

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Lateral rotation

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Rotation away from the midline of the body

Question 54

Rotation

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Movement that pertains only to the axial skeleton, specifically the head and the vertabrea

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Circumduction

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Movement that involves a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction; together to create a cone-shaped movement

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Elevation

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Superior movement of the jaw or scapula

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Depression

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Inferior movement of the jaw or scapula

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Supination

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Movement that occurs when the radius and ulna lie parellel to one another

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Pronation

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Movement that occurs when the radius crosses over the ulna

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Inversion

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Movement that elevates the foot's medial side and brings the sole of the foot medial

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Everstion

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Movement that elevates the foot's lateral side and moves the sole laterally.

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Plantar Flexion

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Movement is performed by moving the ankle to the point.

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Dorsi Flexion

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Movement bringing the top of the foot toward the tibia.