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Turley- Orthopedics - Muscular System

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voluntary   done of one's own free will  
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muscul/o-   muscle  
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tendon   attaches bones to muscles  
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bursa   thin sac of synovial membrane filled with synovial fluid (reduces friction where tendons rub on bones)  
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fascia   a thin connective tissue that wraps a muscle and joins with the tendon  
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origin   beginning of a muscle where its tendon is attached to a stationary or nearly stationary bone  
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insertion   ending of a muscle where its tendon is attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts  
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extension   straightening and extending a joint  
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flexion   bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts  
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fascia   a thin connective tissue that wraps a muscle and joins with the tendon  
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origin   beginning of a muscle where its tendon is attached to a stationary or nearly stationary bone  
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insertion   ending of a muscle where its tendon is attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts  
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extension   straightening and extending a joint  
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flexion   bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts  
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abduction   moving a body part away from the midline  
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adduction   moving a body part toward the midline of the body  
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rotation   moving a body part around its axis  
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supination   turning the palm of the hand anteriorly or upward  
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pronation   turning the palm of the hand posteriorly or downward  
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eversion   turning a body part outward and toward the side  
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inversion   turing a body part inward  
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inter-   between  
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costal   pertaining to the rib  
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thenar   pertaining to the thumb  
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-trophy   process of development  
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hyper-   above; more than normal  
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hypertrophy   greater than normal development (increase in size)  
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neurotransmitter   chemical messenger between a nerve cell and a muscle fiber  
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atrophy   loss of (muscle) bulk (muscle wasting)  
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avulsion   condition in which muscle tears away from the tendon or the tendon tears away from the bone  
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contracture   when an arm or leg becomes progressively flexed due to inactivity or paralysis  
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torticollis   twisted position/condition of the neck  
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compartment syndrome   result of severe blunt or crushing injury that causes bleeding into a muscle fascia which can cause muscle and nerve damage and tissue death  
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muscular dystrophy   an inherited genetic disease which causes progressive muscular weakness and atrophy  
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-algia   pain  
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my/o-   muscle  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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myositis   inflammation of a muscle  
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myopathy   disease of muscle  
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ataxia   incoordination of the muscles during movement,  
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tremor   small, involuntary, jerky, back and forth movements of the hands, neck, jaw, or extremities  
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fasciitis   inflammation of the faxcia around a muscle  
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ganglion   semisolid or fluid filled cyst that develops on a tendon, often on the wrist, hand or foot  
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