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MT Term IV
J - M
Term | Description |
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Joint Kinesthetic Receptors | Receptors in the capsules of joints that respond to pressure and to acceleration and deceleration of joint movement |
Joint- End-Feel | The sensation felt when a normal joint is taken to its physiological limit. |
Joint Movement | The movement of the joint through its normal range of motion. |
Myofibril | A very small longitudinal fiber found in skeletal or cardiac muscle fiber |
Lesion | A wound or injury creating a pathogenic change in tissues. |
Matrix | The intercellular substance of a tissue |
Mechanical Methods | Techniques that directly affect the soft tissue by normalizing the connective tissue or moving body fluids and intestinal contents. |
Motor Point | The point where a motor nerve enters the muscle it innervates and causes a muscle to twitch if stimulated |
Muscle Spindles | Structures located primarily in the belly of the muscle that respond to both sudden and prolonged stretches |
Musculotendinous Junction | The point where muscle fibers end and the connective tissue continues to form the tendon; a major site of injury |