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Musculoskeletal ARC
MS151
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dystrophin | a protein found in skeletal muscle, which is absent in sufferers from muscular dystrophy |
| Spasm | a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement |
| Energy Crisis | |
| Entrapment | condition caused by direct pressure on a single nerve |
| Aerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen |
| Anaerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen |
| Wolff's Law | states that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed. |
| Osteoclast | large multinucleate bone cell that absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing |
| Osteoblast | a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation |
| Concentric | contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force |
| Eccentric | contraction of a muscle occurring simultaneously with lengthening of the muscle |
| Isotonic | (of muscle action) taking place with normal contraction |
| Isometric | muscular action in which tension is developed without contraction of the muscle |
| Synarthroses | an immovably fixed joint between bones connected by fibrous tissue |
| Amphiarthroses | type of continuous, slightly movable joint |
| Diarthroses | freely movable |
| Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) | symptom of exercise-induced muscle damage |
| Fascia | thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ |
| Tendon | flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. |
| Ligament | short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint |
| Bursae | fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint |
| Cramp | a painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain. |
| Strain | injury that damages the internal structure of the muscle. |
| Sprain | stretching or tearing of ligaments |
| Muscular Dystrophy | a hereditary condition marked by progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles |
| Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | severe form of muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic defect and usually affecting boys |
| Becker Muscular Dystrophy | very similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that it gets worse at a much slower rate and it is less common |
| Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy | form of muscular dystrophy that affects muscles and many other organs in the body |
| Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy | form of MD that affects the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms |
| Emery-Dreifuss Dystrophy | condition that chiefly affects muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles) and heart (cardiac) muscle. |
| Osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of bone in which there is a proliferation of osteoblasts |
| Osgood-Schlatter Disease | and sometimes tearing of ligaments within the knee and lower leg |
| Osteoporosis | bones become brittle typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D |
| Hyperkyphosis | excessive curvature of the thoracic spine |
| Hyperlordosis | excessive inwards curvature of the lumbar (lower) spine, commonly referred to as swayback. |
| Scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| Frozen Shoulder | shoulder capsule (a sac of ligaments surrounding the joint) swells and stiffens, restricting its mobility |
| Baker Cyst | fluid-filled cyst that causes a bulge and a feeling of tightness behind your knee |
| Gout | arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet |
| Dislocation | injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed |
| Subluxation | a partial dislocation |
| Dysplasia | the enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type |
| Lyme disease | Inflammation caused by a tick |
| Osteoarthritis | degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward |
| Patellofemoral Syndrome | pain or discomfort seemingly originating from the contact of the posterior surface of the patella with the femur |
| Spondylolisthesis | forward displacement of a vertebra |
| Spondylosis | a painful condition of the spine resulting from the degeneration of the intervertebral disks |
| Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction | A disorder of the temporomandibular joint(s) that causes pain |
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