Yellow Module- Muscular System
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| myosclerosis | hardening of muscles
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| torticollis | stiff neck
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| myorrhaphy | suturing of a muscle
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| epimysium | outer covering of a muscle
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| perimysium | outer covering of a small bundle of muscle fibers
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| endomysium | outer covering of each individual muscle fiber
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| synergist | a muscle functioning in cooperation with another muscle
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| agonist | a contracting muscle; the prime mover
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| antagonist | a muscle that opposes the agonist
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| tendon | attaches muscle to bone
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| ligament | attaches bone to bone
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| myocele | herniation of a muscle
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| myogenesis | formation of muscle cells
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| myology | study of muscles
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| myopathy | disease of a muscle
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| myoplasty | surgical repair of a muscle
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| myorrhexis | tearing of a muscle
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| myomalacia | softening of a muscle
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| myolysis | destruction of a muscle
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| sprain | traumatic injury to ligaments around a joint
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| strain | overstretching of a muscle
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| Achilles tendon | major tendon of the heel
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| sartorius | muscle that extends from the pelvis to the calf
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| muscle tone | partial state of contraction
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| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon
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| myoischemia | lack of oxygen in muscle tissue due to a lack of blood supply
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| myoedema | swelling of a muscle
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| physical therapy | branch of medicine that deals with the restoration of strength & function to injured structures
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| myodynia | pain in the muscle
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| striated | striped appearance of muscles
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| fascia | band of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, & separates muscles
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| kinesiology | study of muscular activity & movement of the body
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| tonus | normal state of balanced muscle tension present in the body when one is awake
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| flexion | decreasing the angle of a joint
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| extension | increasing the angle of a joint
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| hyperextension | overextension of a limb or body part beyond its normal range
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| elevation | lifting a body part
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| depression | lowering a body part
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| rotation | circular movement around an axis
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| circumduction | circular movement of a limb at the far end
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| supination | rotating the arm so the palm is face up or forward
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| pronation | rotating the arm so that the palm in face down or backward
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| muscle insertion | place where the muscle ends; more moveable
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| muscle origin | place where the muscle originates; less moveable
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| electromyography | records the strength of muscle contractions as the result of electrical stimulation
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| epicondylitis | inflammation of the tissues around the elbow
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| ataxia | inability to coordinate muscles in the execution of voluntary movement
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| hypertrophy | over development of a muscle
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| myofibrils | skeletal muscle fibers
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| atonic | lacking normal muscle tone
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| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone
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| myotonia | delayed relaxation of a muscle after a strong contraction
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| Myasthenia Gravis | autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness, chiefly of muscles innervated by cranial nerves
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| myonecrosis | death of individual muscle fibers
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| visceralgia | pain in the viscera
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| myotrophy | wasting away of muscle
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| muscle | tissue composed of fibers that are capable of contraction
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| myalgia | muscle pain
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| myocyte | muscle cell
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| contracture | permanent contracting of a muscle
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