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Muscular System
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11/05/2012
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ton/o
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a-
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no, without
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two
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hemi-
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half
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DMD
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DTR
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EMG
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IM
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MG
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RICE
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rest, ice, compression, elevation
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ROM
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Range of motion
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Dorsal cavity
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Ventral cavity
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Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
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Diaphragm
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Mediastinum
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Abduction
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Movement away from midline
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Adduction
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Movement toward midline
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Eversion
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Turning outward
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Inversion
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Turning inward
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Extension
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Opening the angle of the joint
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Flexion
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Closing the angle of the joint
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Pronation
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Turning downward
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Supination
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Turning upward
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Dorsiflexion
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Bending backward
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Plantar flexion
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Bending the sole of the foot
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Rotation
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Turning a body part on its own axis
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Circumduction
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Circular direction from a central point
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Frontal (coronal) plane
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Front/back
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Sagittal (lateral) plane
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sides: right/left
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Transverse plane
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Across up/down
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Skeletal Muscles
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Voluntary, striped (striated) quick to engage, quick to tire, generates heat, maintain posture
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Smooth muscles
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Involuntary, non-striated, in the hollow of internal organs, as well as blood vessels, slow to engage and slow to tire
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Cardiac muscles
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Involuntary, lightly striated, heart muscle, quick to engage, slow to tire.
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The Muscular System
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Gives the body final shape, moves body parts, made up of involuntary and voluntary muscles, and tendons
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