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| a neurotransmitter that stimulates contaction of skeletal muscles |
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| one of the two contractile proteins in muscle cells; the other is myosin |
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| the muscle that opposes a prime mover; it must relax when the prime mover contracts |
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| involuntary muscle that makes up the wall of the heart |
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| the fibrous sheath of connective tissue that covers a muscle; called deep fascia to differentiate it from the superficial fascia that underlies the skin (root: fasci/o) plural: fasciae |
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| a small bundle, as of muscle or nerve fibers |
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| in a given movement, the point where a muscle is attached to a moving part of a skeleton |
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| an organ that produces movement by contracting also the tissue that composes such organs (root: my/o, muscul/o) |
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| one of the two contractile proteins in muscle cells; the other is actin |
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| neuromuscular junction (NMJ) |
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| the point of contact, or synapse, between a branch of a motor neuron and a muscle cell |
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| in a given movement, the point where a muscle is attached to a stable part of the skeleton |
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| the muscle that carries out a given movement; agonist |
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| voluntary muscle that moves the skeleton and maintains posture |
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| involuntary muscle that makes up the wall of hollow organs, vessels, and ducts; visceral muscle |
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| a fibrous band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone (root: ten/o, tendin/o) |
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| a state of steady, partial muscle contraction that maintains firmness; muscle tone (root: ton/o) |
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
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| a disease caused by motor neuron degeneration resulting in muscular weakness and atrophy; Lou Gehrig Disease |
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| chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) |
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| a disease of unknown cause that involves persistent fatigue,along with muscle and joint pain and other symptoms; may be virally induced |
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| a disease of unknown origin involving muscular inflammation as wekk as dermitis and skin rashes |
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| fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) |
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| a disorder associated with widespread muscular aches and stiffness and having no known cause |
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| a group of hereditary muscular disorders marked by progressive weakness and muscular atrophy |
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| a disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness; an autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction |
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| a disease of unknown cause involving muscular inflammation and weakness |
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| repetative strain injury (RSI) |
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| tissue damage caused by repeated motion, usually overuse of the arm or hand in occupational activities such as writing, typing, painting, or using hand tools; also called repetative motion injury, cumulative trauma injury, overuse syndrome |
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| trauma to a muscle because of oversuse or excessive stretch; if severe, may involve muscular tearing, bleeding, separation of a muscle from its tendon, or tendon separation from a bone |
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| inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury or overuse; the shoulder, elbow, and hip are common sites;also spelled tendonitis |
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| inflammation of a tendon and its sheath |
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| an enzyme found in muscle tissue;the serum CK level increases in cases of muscle damage;creatine phosphokinase (CPK) |
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| study of the electrical activity of muscles during contraction |
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