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185 Muscular
ALH 185 Muscular
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Extensor | Muscle contraction that straightens |
| Flexor | Muscle contraction that bends |
| Tendon | Fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
| Atrophy | Wasting or underdevelopment of tissue |
| Spasticity | State of increased muscle tone or tension |
| Neuromuscular | Relationship between nerve and muscle in motor movement |
| Flaccid | Relaxed / without tone |
| Contraction | Shortening or increasing tension |
| Ataxia | Uncoordinated muscle activity |
| Dystaxia | Difficulty controlling voluntary movement |
| Tenosynovitis | inflamation of a tendon |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline |
| Adduction | Movement toward the midline |
| Kinesiology | The science and study of movement |
| Dys- | Difficult / Painful |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Tax/0 | Coordination |
| -Ology | Science or study of |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Flexeril | A muscle relaxer. It is used to treat muscle pain, spasms, and stiffness. |
| Zanaflex | Helps to relieve muscle spasms. It may be used to help in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. |
| MS Contin | A pain reliever. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain that lasts for more than a few days. |
| Darvocet | Used to relieve mild to moderate pain, with or without fever. |
| Ultracet | A pain reliever. It is used to treat short term moderate pain. |
| Involuntary muscles | We can not make them move |
| Voluntary muscles | We make them move |
| Cardiac muscle | Found only in the heart (involuntary) |
| Smooth muscle | found in organs (involuntary) |
| Skeletal muscle | hold bones (voluntary) |
| Tendons | Attach muscle to bone |
| Ligaments | attach bone to bone and support joints |
| Neuromuscular junction | The point where the nerve touches the muscle |
| Sarcomeres | The working units of a skeletal muscle fiber |
| Myofibril | contains thousands of sarcomeres 1.) thick filaments lie in the center of the sarcomere 2.) thin filaments are attached to either end of the sarcomere and pass among the thick filaments |
| Contractility | The muscle fiber is able to shorten and change it shape |
| Isotonic | The tension within the muscle stays the same but the muscle shortens to produce movement** short thick** |
| Isometric | No change in the muscle length but there is an increase in the tension within the muscle**pushing against a brick wall** |
| Muscle tone | All muscles are in a partially contracted state and are ready for action |
| Origin | The less movable attachment |
| Insertion | The attachment to the part of the body that the muscle is moving |
| Dorsiflexion | Movement that tilts foot up (toes up) |
| Plantar flexion | Movement that bends foot down (wearing heels) |
| Circumduction | Circular movement of a limb at the far end around a joint space |
| Strain | Too much stress on muscle |
| Spasm | Muscle that contracts and cannot relax |
| Tendonitis | Inflammation of tendon, often result of repetitive motion or sport activity |
| Fibromyalgia | chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain (tender points), fatigue, inability to concentrate, sleep disturbances, dry eyes, headaches, numbness and tingling in extremities |
| Muscular Dystrophy | group of disorders resulting in progressive wasting away of muscles a.muscles are replaced by fat |
| Duchenne’s | Death occurs between age 10 – 15 |
| Torticollis | (wryneck) stiff neck |
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