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Chapter 3

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skeletal muscle   attaches to the bones of the skeleton  
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voluntary muscles   muscles that are attached to the skeleton and move by a person's conscious effort  
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striated muscles   muscles that will have a striped appearance  
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contraction or shortening of the muscle   one bone where the muscle is attached does not move, while the other bone can move more freely  
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muscle fibers   long slender cells that make up the skeletal muscle  
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fascia   connective tissue that covers and binds the muscles together  
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tendons   bands of dense white fibrous connective tissue that connect the muscle to the bones and help with movement  
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ligaments   tough, strong, flexible bands of tissue that connect bone to bone giving support to the joints  
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joints   the points of contact that are between two bones and hole the bones together  
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bursae   small synovial fluid sacs that are found at the friction points around the joints between the tendons, ligaments, and bones  
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smooth muscles   involuntary muscles found lining the walls of hollow internal organs of the body  
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visceral muscles   smooth muscle located in a large internal organ of the body  
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cardiac muscle   specialized muscle which forms the wall of the heart; involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system  
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my/o   muscle  
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arthr/o   joint  
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articul/o   joint  
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ligament/o   ligament  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tend/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle  
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rhabdomy/o   skeletal muscle  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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fasci/o   band of fibrous tissue  
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burs/o   bursae, sac, bursa  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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origin   the place where the muscle begins or originates and attaches to the less movable bone  
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insertion   the point where the muscle ends or inserts and is attached to the more movable bone  
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fibrous joint   the surfaces of the bones fitting closely together with fibrous connective tissue, forms a non-moving joint  
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cartilaginous joint   joint where the bones are connected by cartilage, allows limited movement  
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synovial joint   allow free movement, include ball and socket joints  
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abduction   moving away from the midline of the body such as lifting your arm  
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adduction   moving toward the midline such as bringing your arm down to your side  
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flexion   bending, or decreasing the angle at the joint; this would be bending your arm at the elbow  
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extension   straightening, or increasing the angle at the joint to straighten your arm out straight  
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elevation   the motion of raising a body part such as when you take a deep breath and the ribs rise  
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depression   the lowering of a body part such as when you exhale and the ribs lower when you breathe out  
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rotation   the turning of the bone on its own axis, or pivoting such as turning your head  
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circumduction   moving an extremity in a circular motion such as swinging your arm around your body  
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supination   the turning of your arm so that your palm is facing upward  
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pronation   the turning of your arm so that you palm is facing down  
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dorsiflexion   the action of bending your foot upward at the ankle toward your face  
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plantar flexion   bending your foot downward toward the ground at the ankle  
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retraction   moving a body part backward such as tilting your head backward  
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protraction   moving of a body part forward such as bending your head forward  
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external rotation   the turning of a limb about its axis of rotation away from the midline of the body  
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internal rotation   the turning of a limb about its axis of rotation towards the midline of the body  
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rheumatologist   treats inflammation of the connective tissue and muscles  
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neurologist   treats illnesses that involve paralysis or loss of movement  
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cardiologist   treat disorders of the cardiac muscles  
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orthopedic surgeon   treats injuries and disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, and tendons  
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a   no, or not  
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an   no, or not  
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dys   painful, abnormal  
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hyper   excessive, more than usual  
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hypo   below, less than normal  
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pro   before  
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re   back  
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retro   behind  
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sub   under, below  
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trans   across or through  
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endo   within  
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itis   inflammation  
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algia   pain  
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ic   pertaining to  
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al   pertaining to  
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tonia   muscle tone  
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oma   tumor  
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opsy   the process of viewing  
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asthenia   without feeling or sensation  
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scopy   process of visual examination  
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tomy   incision, to cut into  
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osis   abnormal condition  
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ankyl/o   stiff  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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electr/o   electricity  
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oste/o   bone  
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myos/o   muscle  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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electromyography or EMG   uses an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle and records the strength of the muscle contraction as electrical stimulation is applied  
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nerve conduction studies or electroneuromyography   procedure that is used for testing and recording the neuromuscular activity by the electrical stimulation to the nerve  
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DTR or deep tendon reflex   uses a reflex hammer to strike the tendon in an extremity checking for a response or the absence of a response when the muscle is stimulated by the hammer  
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range of motion testing   evaluates joint mobility and muscle strength  
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muscle biopsy   extracting of muscle tissue for the purpose of diagnosing a disease process  
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needle aspiration   the removal of fluid by inserting a needle into a body cavity  
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dislocation of a bone   the displacement of the bone from its normal position within the joint, which causes the loss of function of the joint  
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muscular dystrophy or MD   inherited disease that causes muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system; the prefix -dys- meaning abnormal and the suffix -trophy- meaning growth, development  
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myasthenia gravis or MG   chronic auto-immune disease affecting the muscles that control the eye movements, chewing, swallowing, coughing, facial expressions, and breathing; the root of the word -my- means muscle & the suffix -asthenia- means without feeling or sensation, weakness  
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fibromyalgia syndrome   chronic disorder that presents with widespread aching pain, tender points when touched, and fatigue; cause is unknown; fibro - means fibrous tissue, -my- means muscle, and -algia- means pain  
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tendonitis   inflammation of the tendons of the joints; the root of the word -tend/o- means tendon, and the suffix -itis- means inflammation  
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dystonia   abnormal muscle tone; the prefix -dys- meaning abnormal or bad, suffix -tonia- meaning muscle tone  
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contractures   abnormal shortening of muscle tissues making the muscle unable to stretch  
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hyperkinesia or hyperactivity   abnormal increased motor function; the prefix -hyper- meaning above, excessive, suffix -kinesia- meaning movement  
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sprains   injuries to the joints and are caused by overuse, or a torn ligament  
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strains   injuries to the body of the muscle or the attachment of the tendon involving a stretched or torn muscle or tendon attachement  
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paralysis   loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement caused by disease or injury to the nerve supply  
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hemiparesis   weakness of one side of the body; the prefix -hemi- means half, suffix -paresis- means partial paralysis  
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ankylosis   immobility of a joint; the suffix -osis- means condition, the root -ankyl/o- means stiff  
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