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Sports Med.
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Question | Answer |
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myo | muscle |
sarco | flesh |
fleibility | range of movement of a joint that's permitted by the surrounding tissues |
transverse plane | divides the body into inferior and superior posrtions |
saggittal plane | separates the body into right and left |
coronal plane | separates the body into front and back |
distal | away from the body |
proximal | towards the body |
abduction | moving away |
adduction | moving toward |
flexion | bend |
extension | straighten |
inversion | turning inward |
eversion | turning outward |
internal rotation | towards the body |
external rotation | away from the body |
pronation | palms down |
supination | palms up |
prone | on your belly |
supine | on your back |
dorsiflexion | going up |
plantar flexion | going down |
triad junction | composed of t-tubule, terminal cristernae, and gaps |
myofibril | cylindrical structures that carry out contraction |
sarcomere | unis of myofibrils |
sarcolemma | specialized plasma membrane |
mitochondria | energy generation |
sarcoplasmic reticulum | specialized endoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle cell |
tubules | extension of sarcolemma |
thin filaments | composed of mostly actin |
thick filaments | composed of myosin |
z-line | the bands that mark the sarcomere's borders |
m-line | the bonds that mark the middle of the sarcomere |