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A & P Ch. 5

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Term
Definition
Agonist   Role skeletal system plays in movement  
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Antagonist   Role skeletal system plays in stopping movement  
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Aponeurosis   Flat, sheetlike fibrous tissue that connects muscle or bone to other tissues  
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Concentric   Contraction resulting in the shortening of a muscle  
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Contractility   Ability to contract or shorten  
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Eccentric   Contraction accompanied by the lengthening of a muscle  
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Endomysium   Protective sheet of connective tissue around a skeletal muscle fiber  
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Epimysium   Outermost sheath of a connective tissue that surrounds a skeletal muscle  
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Extensibility   Ability to be stretched  
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Fascicle   Bundle of muscle fibers  
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Irritability   Ability to respond to a stimulus  
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Isometric   Type of contraction that involves no change in muscle length  
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Muscle Fiber   Individual skeletal muscle cell  
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Perimysium   Connective tissue sheath that envelops each primary bundle if muscle fibers  
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Peristalsis   Wave of symmetrical squeezing of the digestive tract walls that occurs during digestion  
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Sarcolemma   Delicate membrane surrounding each muscle fiber  
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Abduction   Away from body in frontal plane  
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Adduction   Closer to body in frontal plane  
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Circumduction   Rotational movement of a body segment  
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Dorsiflexion   Top of foot towards lower leg  
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Eversion   Sole of foot is rolled outwards  
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Extension   Returns a body segment to anatomical position in the sagittal plane  
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Flexion   Forward movement away from the sagittal plane  
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Hyperextension   Backward movement away from the sagittal plane  
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Insertion   Muscle attached to bone that tends to move when the muscle contracts  
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Inversion   Sole of the foot is rolled inwards  
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Lateral rotation   Outward movement in the transverse plane  
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Medial Rotation   Inward movement in the transverse plane  
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Opposition   Touching any fingers to your thumb  
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Origin   Muscle attachment to a relatively fixed structure  
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Plantar Flexion   Downward motion of the foot away from the lower leg  
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Pronation   Medial rotation of the forearm  
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Radial deviation   Rotation of hand towards the thumb  
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Supination   Lateral rotation of the forearm  
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Ulnar Deviation   Rotation of the hand toward the little finger  
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Contusion   Bruising or bleeding within a muscle from impact  
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DOMS   Muscle pain after a strenuous workout. Microscopic muscle tears  
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Hernia   Muscles in the abdomen become weakened or tear  
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Muscle Cramps   Moderate to severe muscle spasms causing pain  
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Muscle Strain   An injury that occurs when a muscle is stretched beyond the limits to which it is accustomed  
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Muscular Dystrophy   inherited disorders characterized by muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue  
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Myositis Ossificans   Condition in which a calcium mass forms within a muscle three to four weeks after a muscle injury  
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Shin Splint   Pain localized to the anterior lower leg  
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Tendinitis   Inflammation of a tendon, usually accompanied by pain and swelling  
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Tendinosis   Degeneration of a tendon believed to be caused by micro tears in the tendon connective tissue.  
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