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MA 110 CH4

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Muscul/o, My/o, Myos/o
Muscles
Fascia
Fasci/o
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
Tendons
-bi
Two
-cele
hernia
Fasci/o
Connective tissue
Fibr/o
Long slender cell
-ar, -al
Pertaining to
-ia, ic
Condition
Kines/o, Knesi/o
Movement
-ion
action
My/o
Muscle
-plegia
paralysis
-rrhexis
Rupture
tax/o
coordination
Ton/o
tone
Tri-
Three
3 Types of Muscle
Cardiac Smooth (involuntary) Skeletal (voluntary)
Name an involuntary muscle
uterus and bladder
Primary function of muscles
Produce body heat Move body Fluids Hold body Erect Make movement possible
Fascia Primary Function
Cover, support & separate muscles.
Tendons Primary Function
Connect muscles to bone
Abduction
Moves away from the midline
Flexion
Decreases an angle as in bending a joint.
Elevation
Raises a body part
Rotation
Turns a bone on its axis
Supination
Turns the palm of the hand upward or forward.
Dorsiflextion
Bends the foot upward at the ankle
Adduction
moves toward the midline
Extension
Increases and angle, as in straightening a joint
Depression
Lowers a body part
Circumduction
Is the circular movement at the far end of a limb
Pronation
Turns the palm of the hand downward or backward
Plantar Flexion
Bends the foot downward at the ankle.
Fasciitis
Inflammation of the Fascia
Fibromyalgia
Chronic disease characterized by pain in specific joints.
Tenodynia
Pain in tendon
Tendinitis
Inflammation of the tendon
Chronic Fatigue Sydndrom
Unknown origin. not helped by bed rest.
Adhesion
Fibrous tissue that abnormally holds muscles and other structures together
Atrophy
Diminished muscle size and strength.
Myolysis
Muscle breakdown
Myomalacia
abnormal softening of muscle
Myorexis
muscle rupture
Sarcopenia
loss of muscle mass
Atonic
Loss of muscle ton
Dystonia
Abnormal muscle tone
Hypertonia
Excessive tone of the skeletal muscle
Myotonia
Slow relaxation of muscle
Ataxia
Lack of coordination
Dystaxia
Impaired coordination
Contracture
contraction of muscle without relaxation
Intermittent Claudication
Abnormal pain in legs after exercise
Spasmodic Torticollis
Spasm in neck
myoparesis
Slight paralysis of muscle
hemiparesis
One side of body
Hemiplegia
Total paralysis one side of body
Paraplegia
Paralysis of low body
Quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four limbs
-paresis
partial/incomplete paralysis
Electromyography
measures the electric activity in fiborous muscles
Antispasmodic
drug to supress smooth muscles
Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
is administered to relax certain muscles
Bradykinesia
Slow movement
Dyskinesia
impared movement
Hyperkinesia
Excessive movement
Myoclonus
Severe, involuntary muscle contraction
Nocturnal Myoclonus
twitching during sleep
Singultus
Hiccups: Myoclonus of diaphram
Myasthenia gravis
Autoimmune muscle weakness
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscle degeneration of hereditary origin
-asthenia
weakness or lack of strength
gravis
Latin meaning grave or serious
sarc/o
flesh
-penia
deficiency

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