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Anatomy of the Muscular System

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These muscles provide the means by which the body can move.   show
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This type of muscles is involuntary, nonstriated muscle that form a continuous thin layer around many organs and structures.   show
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A muscle is attached to a bone by a cordlike, nonelastic, white fibrous band of connective tissue called a   show
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A thin sac of synovial membrane filled with synovial fluid that acts as a cushion to reduce friction where a tendon rubs against a bone is called a   show
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Each muscle is wrapped in a thin connective tissue called   show
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This is a flat, wide, white fibrous sheet of connective tissue, sometimes composed of several tendons, that attached a muscle to a bone or to another deeper muscle.   show
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show buttocks  
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The rectus abdominis muscles are located in the   show
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show arm  
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show flexion  
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show extension  
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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body is called   show
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show adduction  
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show rotation  
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Turning the palms of the hand anteriorly or upward is called   show
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Turning the palm of the hand posteriorly or downward is called   show
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show eversion  
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Turning a body part inward is called   show
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The word that means "pertaining to inbetween the ribs" is   show
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This muscle resembles a trapezoid.   show
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show deltoid  
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An increase in the size of a muscle due to vigorous weight training or exercise is called muscle   show
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The combining forms "muscul/o, myos/o, and my/o" all mean   show
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The combining form "burs/o" means   show
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The combining form "fasci/o" means   show
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show insert/o  
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The combining form that means "bring; move; a duct" is   show
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show extens/o  
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show flex/o  
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show prnat/o  
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The combining form "rotat/o" means   show
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The combining form that means "lying on the back" is   show
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The combining form "buccinat/o" means   show
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show front  
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show chewing  
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show orbicul/o  
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show sternum  
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The combining form "cleid/o" means   show
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show mast/o  
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show tempor/o  
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show triangle  
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show cost/o  
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show bursitis  
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show chest  
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The combining form "then/o" means   show
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show stomach  
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The combining form "perone/o" means   show
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The combining form "tibi/o" means   show
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show anter/o  
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show acetylcholine  
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A bundle composed of many muscle fibers is called a   show
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show neurotransmitter  
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The combining form "neur/o" means   show
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show development  
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The result of a severe blunt or crushing injury that causes bleeding in the muscle of the leg is called   show
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When an arm or leg muscle becomes progressively flexed and drawn into a position where it becomes nearly immovable is called   show
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The suffixes -algia and -dynia mean   show
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The combining form "alg/o" means   show
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The combining form "contus/o" means   show
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The combining form that means "twisted position" is   show
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The suffix tManhat means "condition of the neck" is   show
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The medical term for a painful spasm of the muscles on one side of the neck commonly known as "wryneck" is called   show
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The combining form that means "redness and warmth" is   show
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show myalgia  
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Any disease or condition of a muscle is called   show
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A cancerous tumor that arises from a muscle and usually affects children and young adults is called a   show
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show ataxia  
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Abnormally slow muscle movements is called   show
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The combining form "kines/o" means   show
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The word that means after death is   show
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The combining form that means "intentionally causing harm; cancer" is   show
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The combining form that means "connective tissue" is   show
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An abnormally increased amount of muscle movement is called   show
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show dyskinesia  
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show tremor  
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show fascitis  
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Involuntary muscle jerking is called   show
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show ganglion  
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show tendonitis  
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show patellar reflex  
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Suture of a torn muscle is called   show
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The suffix -rrhaphy means   show
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show incis/o  
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show -ectomy  
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Incision of the thymus gland is called a   show
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The combining form "pod/o" means   show
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THe combining form "physi/o" means   show
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The prefix "intra" means   show
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The suffix that means "procedure to puncture or surgical puncture" is   show
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The combining form "orth/o" means   show
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The suffix that means "process of recording" is   show
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The suffix that means "a record or picture" is   show
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