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Mod 3 Ch. 24
Ch 24 Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6 functions of muscular system | 1. movement 2. stability 3. circulation 4. respiration 5. heat production 6. aiding in digestion / elimination |
| 3 types of muscle | 1. Smooth / involuntary / visceral 2. Skeletal / voluntary / striated 3. Cardiac |
| Smooth muscle | -involuntary -visceral |
| skeletal muscle | -voluntary -striated |
| ATP | energy needed to make muscles move (NOT generated by muscles) |
| Oxygen debt | the amount of oxygen "owed" to the body to enable recovery / return to a resting state |
| Quadricep group | front of leg |
| Hamstring group | back of leg |
| atrophy | loss of muscle mass |
| fibromyalgia | musculoskeletal pain and fatigue |
| Treatments for fibromyalgia | -no cure -tx is geared toward increasing quality of sleep and reducing pain -muscle relaxants -pain relievers -anti-inflammatory meds -anti-anxiety meds -PT |
| myasthenia gravis (MG) | -Autoimmune neuromuscular disease with weakness in face and throat |
| sprain | injury to ligament (bone to bone) w/ stretching or tearing |
| strain | injury to muscle or tendon |
| tendonitis | inflammation of tendon (attaches muscle to bone) |
| tetanus | fatal infection caused by bacteria |
| Tetanus signs and symptoms | -painful muscle spasms -lockjaw -difficulty swallowing |
| trapezius | muscle that covers shoulder blade |
| deltoid | shoulder muscle |
| latissimus dorsi | lower back muscle |
| biceps | -front of humerus -flexion of elbow |
| triceps | -back of humerus -extension of elbow |
| pectoralis | chest muscles |
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