TERMS
The cell membrane surrounding muscle fibers.
What is sarcolemma?
Most often torn in rotator cuff tears.
What is supraspinatus?
Assist prime movers by performing the same movement at the same time.
What are synergists?
Occurs when muscles or tendons become overstretched or torn.
What is a strain?
Means heat production.
What is thermogenesis?
The tendinous attachment on bone that remains inactive during contraction.
What is origin?
Muscles cross two joints.
What is biarticular?
Cause specific or desired movements.
What is agonist?
Inflammation of a tendon.
What is tendinitis?
Basic unit of contraction in a muscle cell.
What is sarcomere?
Refers to a single motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates
What is motor unit?
Parallel muscle fiber arrangement.
What is fusiform?
Muscles lengthen while prime movers and their synergists contract to produce the desired action.
What is antagonists?
A strain of the cervical spine, most commonly at the junction of fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae.
What is whip lash?
A thin filament protein.
What is actin?
Refers to a group of disorders involving spasms of sternocleidomastoid.
What is torticollis?
Muscle fibers joining at one end with fibers spreading out like a fan at the other end.
What is convergent?
Red respiratory pigment found in sarcoplasm.
What is myoglobin?
Condition characterized by widespread pain and joint stiffness, restless sleep, and chronic fatigue.
What is fibromyalgia syndrome?
Ion the sarcoplasmic reticulum store and release.
What is Calcium?
Refers to myosin pulling thin filaments toward the center of the sarcomere.
What is power stroke?
Muscles fibers arranged as a central tendon with muscle fibers emerging diagonally, giving them a featherlike appearance.
What is pennate?
Stage of glucose breakdown that uses oxygen.
What is aerobic glycolysis?
Inflammation of the synovial sheath on the radial side of the wrist.
What is De Quervain tenosynovitis?
Principal neurotransmitter involved in muscle contraction.
What is acetylcholine?