Vocab
Vocab 2
Abbreviations
True or False
Disorders
100

Shortening of/ tension in muscle tissue

Contraction
100

Loss of motor function

paralysis

100

IM

intramuscular

100

Skeletal muscles are striated.

True

100

Abnormal protrusion of a body part into another body area

Hernia
200
Wasting away, decrease in size

Atrophy

200

Permanent shortening of tendons/ligaments of a joint. Muscles become atrophied

Contracture

200

PT/OT

Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy

200

Visceral muscles are striated

False

200

Clostridium bacteria kills muscle tissue is called______.

Gangrene
300

Muscle Pain

myalgia

my / -algia

300
Slight, continuous contraction of muscle

Tonus

300

MI

Myocardial infarction

300

Cardiac muscle is striated

True (indistinctly striated)
300

Bacterial infection that causes severe muscle spasms - also called "lock jaw"

Tetanus

400

Muscle that acts in opposition to the action of another muscle

Antagonist

400

Pertaining to large interior organ in any one of the body cavities

Visceral

400

LP

Lumbar Puncture

400

Cardiac muscle contracts voluntarily

False - Involuntary

400

Traumatic injury to the tendons, muscles, or ligaments of a JOINT

SPRAIN

500

Agonist, muscle that act directly to bring about movement

Prime Mover

500

Repeating units of muscle fibers with the ability to contract

Sarcomere


500

ADP-ATP

Adenosine Diphosphate-Adenosine Triphosphate

(cycle of energy production for muscle movement)

500

Visceral muscle is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system

False - AUTONOMIC nervous system

500

Torn or stretched tendons and MUSCLES - usually caused by exertion

STRAIN