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med term muscul syst
medical terminology muscular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muscle | my/o |
| myos/o | muscles |
| fascia | fasci/o |
| tendons | tend/o |
| attach muscle to bone | tendon |
| adduction | movement toward the midline |
| abduction | movement away from the midline |
| adhesion | band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormaly |
| ataxia | inability to coordinate the muscles in the execution of voluntary movement |
| atrophy | weakness and wasting away |
| contraction | tightening or shortening of a muscle |
| contracture | abnormal shortening of muscle tissue |
| dorsiflexion | bends the foot upward at the ankle |
| dyskinesia | distortion or impairment of voluntary movement, as in a tic or spasm |
| dystaxia | difficulty in controlling voluntary movement |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow |
| ergonomics | study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment |
| fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia |
| fascioplasty | surgical repair of the fascia |
| fasciotomy | surgical incision of the fascia |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of one side of the body |
| hyperkinesia | abnormally increased motor function or activity, also known as hyperactivity |
| hypertonia | excessive tone of the skeletal muscles with increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching |
| hypokinesia | abnormally decreased motor function or activity |
| hypotonia | diminished tone of the skeletal muscles with decreased resistance of muscle to passive stretching |
| kinesiology | the study of muscular activity and the resulting movement of body parts |
| muscular dystrophy | group of inherited muscle disorders that cause muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system |
| myalgia | muscle tenderness or pain |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness from any cause |
| myectomy | surgical removal of a portion of the muscle |
| myoclonus | spasm or twitching of a muscle or group of muscles |
| myolysis | degeneration of muscle tissue |
| myomalacia | abnormal softening of muscle tissue |
| myoparesis | weakness or slight paralysis of muscle |
| myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle |
| myorrhaphy | to suture a muscle wound |
| myorrhexis | rupture of a muscle |
| myositis | inflammaiton of skeletal muscle tissue |
| myotonia | delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction |
| oblique | slanted or at an angle |
| paraplegia | paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body |
| polymyositis | chronic progressive ds affecting the skeletal muscles that is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
| rectus | straight |
| singultus | myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes the characteristic hiccup sound with each spasm, also known as .... hiccups |
| spasmodic torticollis | a stiff neck d/t spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side; also known as wryneck |
| sphincter | ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway |
| tardive dyskinesia | late appearance of dyskanesia as a side effect of long-term treatment of certain antipsychotic drugs |
| tenalgia | pain in a tendon |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendons d/t excessive or unusual use of a joint |
| tenectomy | surgical removal of a tendon |
| tenodesis | to suture the end of a tendon to bone |
| tenolysis | to free a tendon from adhesions |
| tenonectomy | surgical removal of part of a tendon for the purpose of shortening it |
| tenoplasty | surgical repair of a tendon |
| tenorrhaphy | suturing of a divided tendon |
| tenotomy | surgical division of a tendon for releif of a deformity |
| smooth muscle | function is to move and control the flow of fluids through structures (walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands.) |
| unstriated muscles | same as smooth muscle, do not have dark and light bands |
| involuntary muscles | smooth muscles, not under voluntary control |
| visceral muscles | smooth muscles because they are found in large organs |
| skeletal muscles | attach to the bones of the skeletal system and make movement possible |
| flexion | bending, decreases an angle |
| elevation | raises a body part |
| rotation | turns a bone on its own axis |
| supination | turns the palms upward or forward |
| dorsiflexion | bends the foot upward at the ankle |
| extension | straightening, increases an angle |
| depression | lowers a body part |
| circumduction | turns at the far end |
| pronation | turns the palm downward or backward |
| plantar flexion | bends the foot downward at the ankle |
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