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muscular system; surgical technology

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The connection of muscle to a stationary bone is the_______?   origin  
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the connection of muscle to a moving bone is the _____?   insertion  
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muscle connected to internal organs is_________?   visceral muscle  
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Pain in many muscles is called _____?   polymyalgia  
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Pertaining to the heart muscle is ________?   myocardio  
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fibrous membrane separating muscle is _______?   fascia  
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Wasting away of, or no development of muscle is _________?   atrophy  
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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle is called_____?   leiomyosarcoma  
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A tough cord or band of dense, white connective tissue that attaches a muscle and transmits force to another part is called ____?   tendon  
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What is the study of muscles?   myology  
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What is the term that refers to a lack of tone or flabbiness in a muscle?   flaccid  
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Cardiac muscle contracts ____ ____ in response to stimulation of nerve tissue.   moderately fast  
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Smooth muscle contracts ____ in response to stimulation of nerve tissue.   slowly  
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Muscles act in _____?   groups  
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Which type of muscle tissue is characterized by long, striated, slender, striped cells?   skeletal  
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A function of muscle is to____?   assist in movement  
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Flat, thin, fibrous sheath of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other tissue at their point of origin or insertion is _____?   aponeurosis  
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Muscles must be ________ attached to the structures they pull on during contraction.   firmly  
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The ability to respond to stimuli is called ___?   irritability  
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The ability to transmit impulses is called ___?   conductivity  
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The ability to resume former length stretching force is removed is _____?   elasticity  
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What is the action of an abductor?   to move away from a part  
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What is the action of an adductor?   to move toward a part or toward the midline  
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What is the action of a levelator?   to lift a part  
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What is the action of a depressor?   to lower a part  
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What is the action of tensors?   to tense a part; make a part more rigid  
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What is the action of the supinators?   to turn the palm upward  
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What is the action of a sphincter muscle   to close body openings  
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Which muscles assist in respiration and movements of the neck, arms, and trunk?   chest muscles  
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Which muscles are used in defecation and urination, and form the floor of the pelvic cavity?   perineal muscles  
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Which muscle moves the shoulders by raising & throwing them back; assists in moving the head side to side; hyperextends the occiput acts as insertion; helps to hold the head erect?   trapezius muscle  
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Which skeletal muscle rotates the head?   sternocleidomastoid  
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Which skeletal muscle is used in blowing, whistling, and smiling?   buccinator  
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The ________ of skeletal muscles is caused in 1 of 2 ways: artificial or natural stimulation.   contraction  
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Muscles move the body by doing what to bones?   pulling  
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Muscles that move a part of the body usually lie ______ to the part they move.   proximal  
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Muscle cells get their energy to contract from ___?   simple sugars  
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Which skeletal muscle closes the eyelid?   orbicularis oculi  
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Which skeletal muscle closes the jaw?   masseter  
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When the epimysium extends in the form of a strong, tough, cord of connective tissue which is continuous with the periosteum of the bone it is a _____?   tendon  
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Muscles are enclosed in ___________, which is continuous with. fibrous structures that attach muscle to bone or other structures   epimysium  
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A term for wasting away or degeneration is?   atrophy  
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What percentage of one's total body weight is composed of the muscular system?   35-50%  
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What is the term meaning "within a muscle"?   intramuscular  
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The body system involving muscles and their attachments to produce movement is?   muscular system  
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Controlled by the will is ________?   voluntary  
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the increase in size of an organ or structure is _________?   hypertrophy  
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The outermost sheath of connective tissue is called the ____?   fascia or epimysium  
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Muscles that are responsible for prime actions are _______?   antagonists  
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Muscles that assist the prime movers by stabilizing the joints are _____?   synergists  
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pain of many muscles   polymyalgia  
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inflammation of muscle   myositis  
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decrease in size of an organ or tissue   atrophy  
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voluntary, move all bones, face, and eyes   striated muscle  
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process of moving away from midline   abduction  
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pain in fibrous connective tissue   fibromyalgia  
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bending of foot backward and upward   dorsiflexion  
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benign tumor of smooth muscle   leiomyoma  
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removal of fascia   fasciectomy  
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not consciously controlled, located only in the heart   cardiac muscle  
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pain of muscle   myalgia  
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pertaining to loss of muscle development   amyotrophic  
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bending downward toward sole of foot   plantar flexion  
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pulling toward midline   adduction  
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disease of muscle   myopathy  
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excessive development, increase of cell size   hypertrophy  
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process of recording electricity in muscle   electromyography  
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malignant tumor of skeletal muscles   rhabdomyosarcoma  
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle   leiomyosarcoma  
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pertaining to heart muscle   myocardial  
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control is involuntary; moves organs   smooth muscle  
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benign tumor of skeletal muscle   rhabdomyoma  
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condition of muscle weakness caused by transmission failure of nervous impulses   myasthenia gravis  
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connection of muscle tissue to stationary bone   origin  
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connection of muscle tissue to a bone that moves   insertion  
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