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Muscular Quiz

vocab and prefixes

QuestionAnswer
Calat- Something Inserted
Inter- Between
Intercalated disc Membranous band that connects cardiac muscle cells
erg- work
syn- together
synergist Muscle that works with a prime mover to produce a movement
laten- hidden
latent period Time between application of a stimulus and the beginning of a muscle contraction
myo- muscle
myofibril Contractile structure within a muscle cell
hyper- over, more
-trophy well fed
muscular hypertrophy Enlargement of muscle fibers
tetan- stiff
tetanic contraction Sustained muscular contraction
sarco- flesh
sarcoplasm Material (cytoplasm) within a muscle fiber
Contracture Condition of great resistance to the stretch of a muscle
fibrosis Degenerative disease in which fibrous CT replaces skeletal muscle tissue
myopathy Any muscular disease
myotonia prolonged muscular spasm
paralysis loss of ability to move a body part
torticollis Condition in which the neck muscles, such as the sternocleidomastoids, contract involuntary. It's more commonly called wryneck
Created by: mg06212
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