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Mod B unit 1
Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aponeurosis | Suture of an aponeurosis |
| Scoliosis | Sideways lateral curving of the spine (the back bone) |
| Hemopoiesis | the formation of blood cells in the living body, especially in the bone marrow. |
| Visceral | Also known as smooth muscle found in internal organs. |
| Brachialgia | Pain in the arm. |
| Dystrophy | Faulty muscular development caused my lack of nurishment. |
| Fascioplasty | Surgical repair of the fasia. |
| Insertion | The point of attachment of a muscle to the part that moves. |
| Isometric | Pertaining to having equal measure. Counteracts the pull of gravity to maintain good posture. |
| Atrophy | A lack of nourishment; a waisting of muscular tissue that may be caused by lack of use. |
| lordosis | Abnormal anterior curve of the spine. |
| Kyphosis | Abnormally increased convexity in the curvature of the thoratic spine as viewed from the side. |
| Diaphragm | The partition, of muscle and membranes, that seperate the thoratic cavity from the abdominal cavity. |
| Flaccid | lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, and flabby. |
| Tricepts | A muscle having three heads with a single insertion. |
| Tenodynia | Pain in a tendon. |
| Sarcolemma | A plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber. |
| Rhabdomyoma | A tumor of striated muscle tissue. |
| Intramuscular | Pertaining to within the muscle. |
| Tendoesis | Surgical binding of a tendon. |
| Quadricep | A muscle that has four heads or points of orgin |
| Myosacrcoma | A malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
| Myolysis | Destruction of musscle tissue. |
| Three types of muscles | skeletal, smooth, cardiac |
| Muscle that is attached to the bone | skeletal |
| Muscles of the heart | cardiac |
| Muscles found in the internal organs | Smooth |
| Voluntary Muscles | skeletal |
| Involuntary Muscles | Smooth |
| Striated Muscles | Both Cardiac and skeletal |
| Muscle that is attached to the bone | Skeletal |
| What is skeletal muscles composed of | Long, strong muscle fibers. held together by connective tissues in groups. |
| Groups of connective tissues are called what | Bundles |
| Bundles of connective tissue are surrounded by what | Sheaths |
| Each muscle fiber contains what | myofibrils |
| Each fiber contains bundles filaments responsible for what | contraction |
| Filaments in each myofibril are organized into repeating untis called what | sarcommeres |
| What is Peristalsis | altering wave-like contractions of both layers of muscles in a tube such as the bowels. |
| What type of muscle does Peristalsis occure in? | Smooth |
| Skeletal muscle perform work my pulling on the______ of the skeleton._______ serves as _____. | Bones, Bones, Levers. |
| Muscles work in ______ groups, called ______ | opposing, "muscle team" |
| Contraction, produce movement | isotonic |
| Contracture | Flexor muscle becomes shorter resulting in perminent bent joint. |
| Muscles store _______ in the form of ________ for the body. | Carbohydrates, glycogen |
| What three things happen when a muscle contracts | 1. It uses stored glycogen 2. Changes glycogen to glucose as it source of energy 3. release heat |
| What happens when the muscle depletes is stored glycogen | It becomes fatigued. |
| A tendon connects ________ to _______ | muscle to bone |
| The largest tendon in the body is what | the achillies |
| Ligaments are connective tissue that connect ________ to __________ at a _________ | bone to bone at a joint |
| Orgin | fixed attachment does not move bone |
| Insertion | Moveable attachment, end that moves bone when muscle contracts. |
| Facia | Covers muscle tissue |
| Sheaths | Protects the moving part of the muscle group and tendons from friction. |
| Bursae | Sac- shaped sheaths protect sholder, elbow, and knee. |
| Masseter | Chew food |
| Sternocleidomastoid | support the head |
| Intercostals | Involved in respiration |
| Two muscles involved in respirations | Intercostals, Diaphragm |
| Diaphragm | Involved in respiration, and divides the thoratic cavity from the abdominal cavity. |
| Quadriceps | Front of the thigh |
| Hamstrings | Back of the thigh |
| Flexion | to bend |
| Extension | To straighten |
| Abduction | To move away from the body |
| Adduction | To move towards the body |
| Rotation | To move around an axis |
| Supination | Turning palm up (anteriorly) |
| Pronation | Turning palm down (posteriorly) |
| Dorsiflexion | movement that tilts foot up |
| Planter flexion | Movement of foot downwards |
| Circumduction | To move around within the joint |
| Strain | To much stress placed on a muscle |
| Cramp/ Spasm | Caused by a muscle that contracts ans cannot relax |
| Hiccough | Spasm of the diaphragm |
| Muscular Dystrophy | progressive waisting away of a muscle usually inherited. |
| Essential for muscle contraction | Calcium |
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