Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Medical Terminology
Musculoskeletal System-Part 2 Muscular System
50
Medical
Undergraduate 3
09/23/2010
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Medical Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fibrous band
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fibers
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
Term
myos/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
plant/o
 Definition
sole of foot
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
ten/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tend/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-ceps
 Definition
head
Term
-kinesia
 Definition
movement
Term
-rrhapy
 Definition
suture
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
towards
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
myogenesis
 Definition
muscle formation
Term
myolysis
 Definition
muscle destruction
Term
myofascial
 Definition
pertaining to muscle and fascia
Term
atrophy
 Definition
lack of development, nourishment
Term
dystrophy
 Definition
faulty/difficult development
Term
isometric
 Definition
pertaining to having equal measure
Term
intramuscular
 Definition
within a muscle
Term
origin
 Definition
fixed attachment, proximal and less movable
Term
insertion
 Definition
point of attachment that is distal and more movable
Term
3 types of muscle
 Definition
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Term
skeletal muscle: where?
 Definition
attached to bones
Term
skeletal muscle: striated or not?
 Definition
striated
Term
skeletal muscle: voluntary or involuntary?
 Definition
voluntary
Term
fascia
 Definition
tapers at end of muscle to form tendons
Term
tendons
 Definition
attach muscle to bone
Term
smooth muscle: where?
 Definition
internal organs and blood vessels
Term
smooth muscle: striated or not?
 Definition
not striated
Term
smooth muscle: voluntary or involuntary?
 Definition
involuntary
Term
cardiac muscle: where?
 Definition
in the heart only
Term
cardiac muscle: voluntary or involuntary?
 Definition
involuntary
Term
cardiac muscle: striated or not?
 Definition
striated
Term
6 ways muscles are named
 Definition
location, size, shape, direction of fibers, action, and number of origins
Term
action
 Definition
type of movement
Term
antagonistic pairs
 Definition
produce opposite actions
Term
synergists
 Definition
act together to produce movement
Term
DTR
 Definition
deep tendon reflex
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromyogram (or -graphy)
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
MD
 Definition
muscular dystrophy
Term
ROM
 Definition
range of motion
Supporting users have an ad free experience!