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Theresa Cereno
Set 1 (Weeks 1-5)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| superior | toward the head, upper, above |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | away from the midline or toward the side of a structure |
| matter | anything that has mass or occupies space |
| element | simple form of matter, a substance that cannot be broken down into two or more different substances |
| sarcolemma | plasma membrane of muscle fiber |
| myography | method of graphing the changing tension of a muscle as it contracts |
| tonic contraction | continual, partial contraction of a muscle |
| flacid | muscles with less tone than normal |
| spastic | muscles with more tone than normal |