HHS Musculoskeletal Word Scramble
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Skeletal Muscles | voluntary muscles, striated, muscles that we use for conscious movement |
Adduction | moves closer to the midline |
abduction | moves away from the midline |
flexion | decreases the angle of a joint |
extension | increases the angle of a joint |
rotation | moves a bone around its own axis |
pronation | turns the palm down |
supination | turns the palm up |
inversion | moves the sole of the foot inward |
eversion | moves the sole of the foot outward |
dorsiflexion | elevates the foot |
plantar flexion | lowers the foot, points the toe |
Cardiac Muscle | found only in heart, striated, involuntary |
smooth muscles | involuntary, visceral muscles, |
Arthritis | inflammation of a joint, pain, swelling, changes in structure |
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) | Systemic disease, inflammatory changes in joints and their related structures, crippling deformities, autoimmune reaction |
Muscular Dystrophy | Genetic disease characterized by gradual atrophy and weakening of muscle tissue |
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) | Neuromuscular disorder causes fluctuating weakness of certain skeletal muscle groups |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) | Painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel |
Contracture | Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint |
Hypotonia | loss of muscular tone or diminished resistance to passive stretching |
Sprain | tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete |
Strain | To exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular |
Arthrocentesis | Puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid |
Arthroscopy | Visual examination of the interior of a joint and its structures using a thin, flexible fiberoptic scope |
Exacerbation | Increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms |
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