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Muscles
Muscles
Muscles
Muscles
Muscles
100
The connections of skeletal muscles to bones
What are attachments
100
The ability of a muscle to shorten forcibly with adequate stimulation
What is contractility
100
movement in or of an object is the result of the application of what type of force
What is dynamic force
100
the subcutaneous tussue that connects the skin to the muscles.
What is Fascia
100
Tension developing in the muscle while it shortens or lengthens describes what type of action
What is isotonic
200
When contraction is initiated and a muscle cell either contracts to its full ability or does not contract as all.
What is the all or none response
200
Another word for bruise
What is a contusion
200
When a muscle lengthens while under tension because its contractile force is not enough to overcome resistance it is known as what type of action
What is eccentric actions
200
-Symptoms of widespread pain or aching -persistent fatigue, generalized morning stiffness, -nonrestorative sleep, and multiple tender points describes ..
What is Fibromyalgia
200
The part of the muscle that attaches closest to the midline of the body and the least movable part of a muscle
What is the origin
300
The type of muscle usually located on the opposite side of a joint from the agonist and has opposing action
What is an Antagonist
300
The ability of a muscle ot recoile and resume its original resting length after being a stretch
What is elasticity
300
The term for weakness in a muscle or structure that allows for protrusion of a muscle, organ, or structure through the resulting opening
What is a hernia
300
A muscle that aids or assists the action of the agonist but is not primarily responsible for the action
What is the Synergist
400
a broad flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue
What is aponeurosis
400
Painful muscles spasms or involuntart twitches that involve the whole muscle
What are cramps
400
the ability of a muscle to recieve and respond to a stimulus is called
What is excitablility
400
the distal attatchment of a muscle
What is insertion
400
The term for a force of an object that helps maintain a postion
What is a Stabilizer
500
when a muscle develops tension as it shortens to provide enough force to overcome resistance is what type of action
What is concentric
500
a coarse sheert of fibrous connective tissure that minds muscles into functional groups and forms partitions between muscle groups
What is deep fascia
500
the abililty of a muscle to be stretched or extended
What is extensibility
500
Tension developing within a muscle but its length stays the same because its contractile force eguals resistance describes what
What is isometric
500
the term for inflammation of a tendon
What is tendonitis