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muscular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Convulsion | series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles. |
| Contracture | condition in which there is a great resistance to the stretching of a muscle |
| Fibrosis | Degenerative disease in which connective tissue with the main fibers replaced skeleton muscles |
| Myotonia | Prolonged muscle spasm |
| Myopathy | any muscular disease |
| paralysis | Loss of the ability to move a body part |
| torticollis | condition in which the neck muscles such as the sternocleidomastoids contract involuntarily. It is more commonly called wryneck. |
| intercalated disc | membranous band that connects cardiac muscle cells |
| synergist | muscle that works together with a prime mover to produce a movement |
| fasciculus | bundle of muscle fibers |
| myogram | recording of a muscular contraction |
| muscular hypertrophy | enlargement of muscle fibers |
| isotonic contraction | contraction during which the tension in a muscle remains unchanged |
| latent period | period between a stimulus and the beginning of a muscle contraction |
| myofibril | contractile fiber of a muscle cell |
| sarcoplasmic reticulum | network of membranous channels within a muscle fiber |
| sarcoplasm | substance (cytoplasm) within a muscle fiber |
| tetanic contraction | sustained muscular contraction |
| voluntary muscle | muscle that can be controlled by conscious effort |
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