Muscular System Term Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Range of motion | Change in joint position produced by muscle movement |
| Origin | The point at which a muscle begins (proximal) |
| Insertion | The point at which a muscle ends (distal) |
| -cele | Hernia; protrusion of a part or structure through the tissues containing it |
| Adhesion | A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally |
| Pronation | Rotating arm or leg so palm or sole is turned downward or outward |
| Tenodesis | To suture the end of a tendon to a bone |
| Tenolysis | To free a tendon from adhesions |
| Visceral | Another name for smooth muscles |
| Involuntary | Another name for smooth muscles |
| Adduction | Movement toward the midline of the body |
| Dorsiflexion | Bends the foot upward at the ankle |
| Tenorrhaphy | Suturing together of a divided tendon |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Singlultus | Hiccups |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body |
| Myosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of muscle tissue |
| Nocturnal myoclonus | Jerking of the limbs that occurs while a person is falling asleep |
| Tenoplasty | Surgical repair of a tendon |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -paresis | Partial paralysis |
| -taxia | Movement |
| Circumduction | circular motion at the far end of a limb |
| Supination | Rotating arm of leg so that the palm or sole is turned upward or inward |
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