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Chapter 3 Muscular

Chapter 3 Muscular System

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Ab- prefix that means away or away from
Ad- prefix that means toward
Circum- prefix that means around
Dorsi- prefix that means back
Par- prefix that means near, alongside, beyond, abnormal
Articul/o combining form that means joint
Fasci/o combining form that means fibrous band or fascia
Flex/o combining form that means to bend
My/o combining form that means muscle
Tax/o Combining form that means coordination or order
-cele suffix that means hernia, swelling, protrusion
-dynia suffix that means pain
-esthesia suffix that means sensation
-paresis suffix that means weakness
rrhexis suffix that means rupture
adhesion formation of fibrous band of tissue that holds 2 parts or surfaces together
ataxia inability to coordinate voluntary muscle activity
atrophy wasting away or shrinkage of muscle size
fascia band or sheet of fibrous tissue that encloses a muscle or group of muscles
flaccidity state in which the muscles are flabby, relaxed, or have defective or absent tone
hypertrophy excessive growth or abnormal enlargement of a muscle
hypotonia loss of muscle tone
myomalacia abnormal softening of muscle tissue
myoparesis weakness or mild muscular paralysis
myorrhexis rupture or tearing of the muscle
myositis inflammation of a muscle
sarcopenia loss of muscle mass, strength, and function as a result of aging
spasm involuntary sudden movement or convulsive muscular contraction
tetany a state of sustained muscular contraction
tremor involuntary, repetitive shaking or quivering
frontalis raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead
trapezius extends neck, elevates, adducts, rotates the scapula
deltoid abducts, flexes, extends, rotates the arm
bicep brachii flexes arm and forearm; rotates the hand
gluteus medius adducts and rotates the thigh
biceps femoris extends the thigh, flexes and rotates the leg
gastrocnemius flexes the foot and leg
sartorius flexes and rotates the thigh, flexes the leg
tendon band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
fasciitis inflammation of fascia
myocele herniation or protrusion of muscle through a tear in the fascia
sprain stretching or tearing of a ligament
strain stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon
abduction movement of body part away from midline
adduction movement of body part toward the midline
perimysium sheath of connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers
hemiplegia total paralysis of one side of the body
both ends of the muscle skeletal muscle is attached to bone at
tenotomy incision to a tendon
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