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The Muscular System
Health Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sternocleidomastoid | connects the manubrium and clavicle, enters the skull through the temporal bone region |
| trapezius | connects from the occipital bone and the lower thoracic vertebrae to the scapula |
| deltoid | contracts anterior fibers of the humerus to rotate the arm |
| biceps brachii | moves the elbow and the shoulder |
| triceps brachii | attaches the elbow and the shoulder |
| pectoralis major | felxion, adduction, and arm attachment to the trunk |
| intercostals | between ribs, forms chest wall |
| rectus abdominus | connects the pubic bone to the sternum |
| latissmus dorsi | extension/adduction of the shoulder muscle |
| gluteus maximus | coccyx, moves the hip and thighs |
| sartorius | flex and rotate the thigh joint (illiac spine) |
| quadriceps femoris | walking, running and jumping |
| tibialis anterior | connects the lateral tibia to the medial cuneiform |
| gastrocnemius | half of the calf muscle, flexs the foot and the leg |
| theraputic exercise | retraining of injured or unused muscles |
| muscle atrophy | shrink in size and lose muscle strength. can be caused by prolonged bed rest or immobilization of a limb |
| muscle strain | overstretching or tearing of a muscle. (less serious than a sprain) |
| muscle spasm | sustained contraction of the muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| fibromyalgia | 2nd most common condition affecting your bones and muscles |
| dystonia | involuntary muscle movements that cause repetitive movements or abnormal postures |
| torticollis | the muscles in the head cause the head to be pulled one way or another. |
| blepharospasm | increased blinking |
| craniofacial dystonia | afects muscles of the head, face, neck, jaw, lips, and tongue |
| hernia | organs protrude through the abdominal wall (stomach pushes through diaphram) |
| tetanus | infectious disease by continuous spams of voluntary muscles. Caused by bacterium that enter the body through a puncture wound |
| muscular dystrophy | deterioration of muscle cells |
| mysthenia gravis | loss of connection between nerves and muscles |
| heel spur | calcium deposit in plantar fascia near attachment to calcaneous bone |
| plantar fascittis | plantar fascia inflammation on the sole of the foot |
| tennis elbow | inflammed tendon due to repetitive use and underconditioning |
| shin splints | injury to muscle tendon (location- tibia) |
| rotator cuff injury | inflammation in the group of tendons at the shoulder |
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