Anatomy
Medical Terminology
Contraction
Name that muscle
Hodge Podge
100
Muscle that is uninucleated, nonstriated, and located in the walls of internal organs.
What is smooth?
100
Surgical repair of a tendon.
What is tenorrhaphy?
100
The mechanism behind skeletal muscle contraction.
What is sliding filament theory?
100
This forms a large portion of the posterior leg (calf).
What is the gastrocnemius?
100
The prime mover.
What is the agonist?
200
The energy molecule that is needed for muscle fiber contraction.
What is ATP?
200
A disease of the heart that makes it hard to pump blood to the rest of the body.
What is myocardiopathy?
200
This is a small gap that separates the axon terminal from the sacrolemma.
What is a synaptic cleft?
200
This group is also known as the "quads" and is found on the anterior and medial thigh.
What is the quadriceps femoris group?
200
This occurs when a limb is placed in a cast or when the nerve serving a muscle is damaged. The muscle fibers are replaced by fat and fibrous tissue.
What is atrophy?
300
This fascia separates muscles fibers from one another within a fascicle.
What is the endomysium?
300
Passive and active movement of a group of muscles.
What is kinesiotherapy?
300
ACh
What is acetylcholine?
300
This is a large wide, triangular muscle of the back. It is important for swimming, rowing, and climbing rope.
What is the latissimus dorsi?
300
The term used when this part of the muscle is on the stationary bone.
What is origin?
400
This muscle in the arm has two origins.
What is the biceps brachii?
400
Surgical repair of the meniscus.
What is meniscectomy?
400
Painful muscle spasms (contractures) can be relaxed with this deadly poison.
What is botox?
400
This muscle's origin is at the base of the skull, and the insertion is on the clavicle and scapula. It adducts to move the shoulder.
What is the trapezius?
400
This is responsible for the "crows feet" at the eye corners.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
500
This allows a person to stand on tip toe.
What is the gluteus maximus?
500
A benign tumor of the smooth muscle.
What is leiomyoma?
500
Contraction continues until nerve signals stop and this is returned to their storage sites.
What are calcium ions?
500
This muscle allows us to speak, chew, and empty food from our mouth.
What is the tongue?
500
A chronic condition that causes progressive degeneration and wakening of muscles.
What is muscular dystrophy?
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