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AMT Kinesiology Test 1 Review

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Osteology   Study of the skeletal system  
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Arthrology   study of joints (articulations)  
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Myology   Study of muscles  
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Neurology   Study of nerves  
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Abduction   Away from the midline  
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Adduction   Toward the midline  
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Flexion   Decreases the angle of joint  
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Extension   Increases the angle of join  
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Lateral Rotation   Rotation away from the midline  
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Medial Rotation   Rotation toward the midline  
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Synarthrodial   Immovable joint  
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Amphiarthrodial   Slightly movable joint  
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Diarthrodial   Freely movable joint  
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Syndesmosis   Joint held together by ligaments  
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Symphysis   Joint separated by a fibrocartilage pad  
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Synchondrosis   Joint separated by a hyaline cartilage pad  
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Arthrodial   Only movment allowed is gliding  
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Condyloidal   Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction  
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Ginglymus   Flexion, extension  
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Enarthrodial   Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, lateral rotation, medial rotation  
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Trochoidal   Medial rotation, lateral rotation  
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Saddle   Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, opposition  
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Superficial fascia   Composed of areolar and adipose tissue immediately under the skin  
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Deep fascia   Made of fibrous connective tissue filled with collagen  
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Epimycium   surrounds the belly of a muscle  
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Perimycium   Surrounds a fascicle (bundle of muscle fibers)  
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Endomycium   Surrounds a single muscle fiber  
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Excitability   The ability of a muscle to respond to a threshold stimulus or more  
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Contractility   Ability of muscles to shorten or thicken  
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Extensibility   The ability of muscle to stretch beyond its original length  
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Elasticity   Ability of muscle to recoil back to its original length after stretching  
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Parallel   Less fibers, greater ROM, less power  
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Pennate   More fibers, less ROM, greater power  
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Isometric   A muscle contraction htat produces tension in a muscle without movement  
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Isotonic   A contraction in which tension remains constant as muscle shortens or lengthens  
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Concentric   Muscle shortens, anti-gravity or resistance  
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Eccentric   Muscle lengthens, yields to gravity or resistance  
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Skeletal Muscle   Voluntary, Striated  
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Cardiac Muscle   Involuntary, Striated  
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Smooth Muscle   Involuntary, Non-Striated  
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Sarcomere   The functional contractile unit of skeletal muscle  
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Actin   Thin myofilament  
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Myosin   Thick myofilament  
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Motor neuron   The nerve fiber that gives the muscle the order to contract  
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Motor unit   A motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it innervates  
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Threshold stimulus   The minimal level of stimulus required to cause a muscle fiber contraction  
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