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Muscles

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Aponeurosis   Suture of an aponeurosis  
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Scoliosis   Sideways lateral curving of the spine (the back bone)  
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Hemopoiesis   the formation of blood cells in the living body, especially in the bone marrow.  
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Visceral   Also known as smooth muscle found in internal organs.  
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Brachialgia   Pain in the arm.  
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Dystrophy   Faulty muscular development caused my lack of nurishment.  
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Fascioplasty   Surgical repair of the fasia.  
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Insertion   The point of attachment of a muscle to the part that moves.  
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Isometric   Pertaining to having equal measure. Counteracts the pull of gravity to maintain good posture.  
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Atrophy   A lack of nourishment; a waisting of muscular tissue that may be caused by lack of use.  
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lordosis   Abnormal anterior curve of the spine.  
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Kyphosis   Abnormally increased convexity in the curvature of the thoratic spine as viewed from the side.  
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Diaphragm   The partition, of muscle and membranes, that seperate the thoratic cavity from the abdominal cavity.  
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Flaccid   lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, and flabby.  
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Tricepts   A muscle having three heads with a single insertion.  
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Tenodynia   Pain in a tendon.  
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Sarcolemma   A plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber.  
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Rhabdomyoma   A tumor of striated muscle tissue.  
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Intramuscular   Pertaining to within the muscle.  
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Tendoesis   Surgical binding of a tendon.  
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Quadricep   A muscle that has four heads or points of orgin  
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Myosacrcoma   A malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue  
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Myolysis   Destruction of musscle tissue.  
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Three types of muscles   skeletal, smooth, cardiac  
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Muscle that is attached to the bone   skeletal  
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Muscles of the heart   cardiac  
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Muscles found in the internal organs   Smooth  
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Voluntary Muscles   skeletal  
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Involuntary Muscles   Smooth  
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Striated Muscles   Both Cardiac and skeletal  
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Muscle that is attached to the bone   Skeletal  
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What is skeletal muscles composed of   Long, strong muscle fibers. held together by connective tissues in groups.  
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Groups of connective tissues are called what   Bundles  
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Bundles of connective tissue are surrounded by what   Sheaths  
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Each muscle fiber contains what   myofibrils  
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Each fiber contains bundles filaments responsible for what   contraction  
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Filaments in each myofibril are organized into repeating untis called what   sarcommeres  
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What is Peristalsis   altering wave-like contractions of both layers of muscles in a tube such as the bowels.  
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What type of muscle does Peristalsis occure in?   Smooth  
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Skeletal muscle perform work my pulling on the______ of the skeleton._______ serves as _____.   Bones, Bones, Levers.  
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Muscles work in ______ groups, called ______   opposing, "muscle team"  
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Contraction, produce movement   isotonic  
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Contracture   Flexor muscle becomes shorter resulting in perminent bent joint.  
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Muscles store _______ in the form of ________ for the body.   Carbohydrates, glycogen  
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What three things happen when a muscle contracts   1. It uses stored glycogen 2. Changes glycogen to glucose as it source of energy 3. release heat  
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What happens when the muscle depletes is stored glycogen   It becomes fatigued.  
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A tendon connects ________ to _______   muscle to bone  
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The largest tendon in the body is what   the achillies  
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Ligaments are connective tissue that connect ________ to __________ at a _________   bone to bone at a joint  
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Orgin   fixed attachment does not move bone  
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Insertion   Moveable attachment, end that moves bone when muscle contracts.  
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Facia   Covers muscle tissue  
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Sheaths   Protects the moving part of the muscle group and tendons from friction.  
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Bursae   Sac- shaped sheaths protect sholder, elbow, and knee.  
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Masseter   Chew food  
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Sternocleidomastoid   support the head  
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Intercostals   Involved in respiration  
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Two muscles involved in respirations   Intercostals, Diaphragm  
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Diaphragm   Involved in respiration, and divides the thoratic cavity from the abdominal cavity.  
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Quadriceps   Front of the thigh  
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Hamstrings   Back of the thigh  
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Flexion   to bend  
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Extension   To straighten  
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Abduction   To move away from the body  
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Adduction   To move towards the body  
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Rotation   To move around an axis  
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Supination   Turning palm up (anteriorly)  
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Pronation   Turning palm down (posteriorly)  
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Dorsiflexion   movement that tilts foot up  
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Planter flexion   Movement of foot downwards  
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Circumduction   To move around within the joint  
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Strain   To much stress placed on a muscle  
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Cramp/ Spasm   Caused by a muscle that contracts ans cannot relax  
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Hiccough   Spasm of the diaphragm  
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Muscular Dystrophy   progressive waisting away of a muscle usually inherited.  
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Essential for muscle contraction   Calcium  
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