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Muscular System

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antagonist   muscle whose action oppose the action of another muscle  
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muscle fatigue   caused by an accumalation of lactic acid in the muscle  
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muscle tone   muscles are always in a state of partial contraction  
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neuromuscular junction   point between the motor nerve axon and the muscle cell membrane  
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origin   the part of the skeletal muscle which is attached to the fixed part of the bone  
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oxygen debt   increased respirations to counter lactic acid build-up in muscles  
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prime mover   muscle which provides movement in a single direction  
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skeletal muscle   muscle attached to a bone(s) and concerned in body movements - Voluntary Muscle  
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smooth muscle   non-striated, involuntary muscle  
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sphincter   circular muscle  
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synaptic cleft   space between axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another  
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voluntary   under control of will - Skeletal Muscle  
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atrophy   wasting away of tissue  
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contractures   tightening or shortening of the muscle  
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cumulative trauma disorders   joint problems from repetitive movements  
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flat feet   talipes  
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ergonomics   the application of biology and engineering to the relationship between worker and their environment  
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hernia   protrusion of a loop of an organ through an abnormal opening  
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hypertrophy   an increase in the size of the muscle cell  
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intramuscular injection   an injection into the muscle usually deltoid or gluteus  
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muscular dystrophy   muscle disease in which the muscle cells deteriorate  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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myasthenia gravis   disease in which there is abnormal weakness and eventual paralysis of muscles  
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rotator cuff disease   an inflamation of a group of tendons that fuse together and surround the shoulder joint  
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shin splint   injury to a muscle tendon in front of the shins  
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spasm   sudden, painful, involuntary muscle contractions  
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strain   tear in a muscle or stress  
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tendinitis   inflamation of the fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones  
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tennis elbow   inflamation of the tendon which connects the arm muscles to the elbow  
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tetanus   infectious disease, usually fatal, characterized by spasms of voluntary muscles and convulsions caused by toxin from tetanus bacillus  
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torticollis   a contracted state of the neck muscles producing an unnatural position of the head  
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excitability   Irritability  
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extensibility   ability to be stretched  
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contractibility   ability to shorten  
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elasticity   ability of muscle to return to its original length  
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contractability   the ability of muscle tissue to shorten  
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elasticity   ability of muscle to return to it's original shape when relaxed  
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extensibility   the ability to be stretched  
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insertion   muscle is attached to moveable part of a bone  
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