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EBR EMS Chapter 7 Definitions

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show moving away from the center or midline  
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actin   show
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show moving toward the center or midline  
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show when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all  
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antagonist muscle   show
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show small cushionlike sacs found between moving body parts  
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carpal tunnel syndrome   show
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show type of isotonic muscle contraction in which a muscle's length decreases  
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disuse atrophy   show
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show when the top of the foot is elevated with the toes pointing upward  
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eccentric contraction   show
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eversion   show
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show increasing the angle between two bones at a joint  
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show loss muscle power  
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show act of bending, decreasing the angle between two bones at the joint  
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hypertrophy   show
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show subnormal core body temp below 37 degrees C  
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show attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves when contraction occurs  
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inversion   show
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show type of muscle contraction in which muscle does not shorten  
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show of the same pressure or tension  
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motor neuron   show
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show a single motor neuron with the muscle cells it innervates  
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myofilament   show
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myosin   show
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neuromuscular junction   show
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show the attachment of a muscle to the bone that does not move when contraction occurs, as distinquished from insertion  
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show continued increased metabolism that occurs in a cell to remove excess lactic acid that resulted from exercise  
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show loss of the power of motion, especially voluntary motion  
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plantar flexion   show
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show k  
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prime mover   show
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show k  
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rotation   show
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show k  
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show k  
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supination   show
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synergist muscle   show
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tendon   show
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tensynovitis   show
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tetanic contraction   show
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threshold stimulus   show
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show  
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