Muscular Flashcards
(36 cards)
Muscular dystrophy
No cure
Synergistic muscles
Work together to refine movement
Muscules are attached to
Bone to tendons
Smooth muscle is
The only muscle tissue not striated
Abduction
Process of carrying away from midline
Muscle fibers contain
Proteins called myosin and actin
Rotation
Is process of bone turning on it’s axis
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Attached to the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process
Muscles orgin
Is the part of muscle that is attached to bone which doesn’t move
Supination
Turning palm up
Muscle dystrophy
Is a group of muscular system disorders, they are genetic, progressive atrophy of skeletal muscle, no nervous system involved
Muscle tone is
When muscle is in a state of partial contraction, doesn’t move
Torticollis congenital
Required contractions of the neck
Lumbago
Lower back pain
Fiber myalgia
Disorder musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness spasms, sleep disturbances
ATP
Form of energy muscles use to contract properly
Myofibrils
Make up muscle fibers
Myasthenia gravis
Characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness, mostly face and throat
A strain
Over stretching or overuse of a muscle
Myorrhaphy
Suture of muscle
Emg
Procedure that records the electrical activity of a muscle
Retraction
Leg move back
Plantar fasciitis
Inflammation of the covering of the muscle on the sole of the foot
Polymyositis
Inflammation of the number of involuntary muscles