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MA 1 UNIT 3

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QuestionAnswer
ABDUCTION MOVING AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
ADDUCTION MOVING TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ASL) A PROGRESSIVE DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY DEGENERATION OF NERVES IN THE SPINAL CORD & BRAINSTEM
APONEUROSIS BROAD FLAT TENDON CONNECTING MUSCLES TO BONE
CRYOTHERAPY THERAPEUTIC USE OF COLD
DORSIFLEXION BACKWARD BENDING OF THE FOOT
EXTENSION STRAIGHTENING OF A FLEXED LIMB
FASCIA TOUGH FIBROUS MEMBRANE THAT UNITES THE SKIN & MUSCLE TOGETHER
FLEXION TO BEND OR DECREASE AN ANGLE
HYDOTHERAPY THERAPEUTIC USE OF WATER
INSERTION CONNECTION OF THE MUSCLE TO THE BONE THAT MOVES
MODALITY METHOD OF TREATMENT
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY A DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY MUSCLE ATROPHY
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS LACK OF MUSCLE STRENGTH MARKED BY PARALYSIS
ORIGIN CONNECTION OF THE MUSCLE TO A STATIONARY BONE
PHYSICAL THERAPY USED TO HELP RESTORE MUSCLE FUNCTION & REDUCE PAIN
PLANTAR FLEXION MOVING THE SOLE OF THE FOOT TOWARD THE GROUND
PRONATION FACING DOWNWARD
ROTATION CIRCULAR MOVEMENT AROUND A CENTRAL POINT
SARCOLEMMA DELICATE MEMBRANE SURROUNDING A SKELETAL MUSCLE
SKELETAL MUSCLE MUSCLE CONNECTED TO BONES
SMOOTH MUSCLE MUSCLE CONNECTED TO INTERNAL ORGANS
SUPINATION FACING UPWARD
THERMOTHERAPY THERAPEUTIC USE OF HEAT
APONEUR/O APONEUROSIS
ARTICUL/O JOINT
BURS/O BURSA
FASCI/O FASCIA
FIBR/O FIBER
FIBROS/O FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE
KINESI/O MOVEMENT
LEIOMY/O SMOOTH
MY/O MUSCLE
MYOCARDI/O HEART MUSCLE
MYOS/O MUSCLE
PLANT/O SOLE OF THE FOOT
RHABDOMY/O SKELETAL
SARC/O FLESHCONNECTIVE TISSUE
THERM/O HEAT
AB- AWAY FROM
AD- TOWARD
-ASTHENIA LACK OF STRENGTH
DORSI- BACK
-IA CONDITION
-ITIS INFLAMMATION
POLY- MANY MUCH
-STEHNIA STRENGTH
-TROPHY DEVELOPMENTNOURISHMENT
ALS AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
Ca++ CALCIUM ION
CTS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
EMG ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
ESR ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
IM INTRAMUSCULAR
P PHOSPHERUS
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