Movements
means decreasing the angle at a joint
What is flexion?
term for muscle
What is myo/ myoso?
found only in the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
how the flexor carpi muscles are named
What is action?
a localized muscle spasm
What is a cramp?
word meaning total paralysis on one side of the body
What is hemiplegia?
toward the midline
What is adduction?
word part that means coordination
What is taxo?
tissue is nonstriated and found in urinary tract and other internal organs
What is smooth muscle tissue?
vastus lateralis
What is location?
difficulty in controlling voluntary movement
What is dystaxia?
paralysis of both legs or lower part of the body
What is paraplegia?
turning of the palm upward
What is supination?
hernia, swelling, or tumor
What is cele?
produces movement through contraction, relaxation, and extensiblity
What is skeletal muscle tissue?
transverse abdominus
What is fiber direction?
a permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, or ligaments
What is a contracture?
term pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
What is myofascial?
Pointing toes toward the head
What is dorsaflexion?
term for paralysis
What is plegia?
striated, involuntary
What is cardiac muscle?
deltoid
What is shape?
also known as hiccups
What is singultus?
abbreviation for spinal cord injury
What is SCI?
term means movement
What is kinesio?
surgical binding of a tendon
What is tenodesis?
another name for smooth muscle
What is visceral?
a muscle named for strange reason
What is the hamstring muscle?
a group of inherited muscle disorders that cause muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system
What is muscular dystrophy?
a type of professional that treats paralysis and muscular disorders in which there is a loss of function
What is a neurologist?