Muscular System Vocab Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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Away from the midline
A
Abduction
2
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towards the midline
A
Adduction
3
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without coordination
A
ataxia
4
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two
A
bi
5
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slowness of movement
A
bradykinesia
6
Q
middle layer of the heart
A
cardiac muscle
7
Q
swelling
A
-cele
8
Q
movement of a limb
A
circumduction
9
Q
raising the foot upwards
A
dorsiflexion
10
Q
bad or difficult
A
dys-
11
Q
impairment of voluntary movements
A
dyskinesia
12
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neurological movement disorder
A
dystonia
13
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measures muscle response
A
electromyography
14
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extending
A
extension
15
Q
membrane supporting muscles
A
fasci/o
16
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fibrous tissue, fibers
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fibr/o
17
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bending an arm or leg
A
flexion
18
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excessive movement of a joint
A
hyperextension
19
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excessive movement
A
hyperkinesia
20
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decreased muscle tone
A
hypotonia
21
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condition of diseased or abnormal state
A
-ia
22
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pertaining to
A
-ic
23
Q
movement/motion
A
kinesi/o
24
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autoimmune disorder
A
Myasthenia Gravis
25
muscle
my/o
26
degeneration of muscle
myocele
27
doctor who studies the brain
neurologist
28
situated at an angle
oblique
29
inability to move the lower parts of the body
paraplegia
30
paralysis of skeletal muscles
-plegia
31
rotation of the forearm
pronation
32
breaking, bursting
-rrhexis
33
highly organized tissue
skeletal muscle
34
contracts without voluntary control
smooth muscle
35
order, arrangement
tax/o
36
suturing the end of a tendon to the bone
tenodesis
37
free a tendon from adhesions
tenolysis
38
union of torn or divided tendons by sutures
tenorrhaphy
39
combining term meaning tendon
ten/o
40
tone, tension, pressure
ton/o
41
horizontal plane passing through the body
transverse
42
three
tri
43
paralysis that affects all four limbs
quadriplegia
44
characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain
Fibromyalgia
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