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The term used when you injure a muscle or tendon
what is a strain
Muscle that is consciously controlled
What is voluntary muscle
This muscle raises our eyebrows
what is the frontalis
These muscles helps you move, and are attached to your bones
what are skeletal muscles
Polymyositis
what is inflammation of many muscles
This type of injury occurs with repetitive use
What is tendonitis
This term describes shortening and tightening
what is contraction
This muscle clenches and can cause TMJ problems
what is the masseter
These muscles help move food through our digestive tract
what are smooth muscles
fibromyalgia
what is condition of pain in the muscle fibers
This disorder causes the joint to be in a permanent state of flexion
what is contracture
This function responds to input such as from the nervous system
what is excitability
This muscle dorsiflexes the foot
What is Tibialis Anterior
This is the outer layer of the muscle
What is the epimysium
This is the term we use for Condition of low resting tension in the muscle
what is hypotonia
Your patient has 55 degrees of shoulder flexion and needs to get to 180.
What is 125 degrees
Your patient is trying to improve flexibility. By doing this they are improving this function
what is elasticity
This muscle extends at the hip
What is the Gluteus Maximus
This term is used for the opposing muscle during contraction
what is antagonist
Dyskinesia
condition of abnormal/difficult movement
what is the point of origin
Increase in size/development of the muscle.
what is hypertrophy
This is an anterior neck muscle that flexes, extends, and rotates the head
what is the sternocleidomastoid
Wave like contraction/relaxation moves food through digestive tract
What is peristalsis
This is the spelling for the medical term that is Suture of a tendon
what is tenorrhaphy