Types of Movement
Bending at the knee or joint
What is Flexion?
You sit on this muscle
What is gluteous maximus?
Affects the shoulder joint caused by repeated overhead activities
What is a rotator cuff injury?
Inflamation of muscle
What is my/o?
A muscle that carries out a given movement
What is an agonist?
Turning of a body part on its own axis
What is rotation?
Muscle of the upper arm with a prefix meaning "two"
What is biceps bracii?
Involves the tendons of the finger flexor muscles and nerves of the hand
Binding (suture) of a fascia to a tendon or other fascia
What is fasci/o?
A small bundle, as of muscle or nerve fibers
What is fascicle?
Turning the sole of the foot outward
What is eversion?
Muscle of the shoulder
What is deltoid?
Pulling the large muscle extending from hip to the knee
What is a hamstring strain?
Study of the efficient use of energy during work
What is kinesi/o?
The main muscle involved in a given movement
What is prime mover?
Bending backwards
What is dorsiflexion ?
The muscle you cover when saying the pledge to the flag
What is the pectoralis major?
Injury to the tendon attaching the calf to the heel
What is achilles tendinitis?
Muscle arrangement in a part or the whole body
What is muscul/o?
A state of steady, partial muscle contraction that maintains firmness
What is tonus?
Circular movement from a central point
What is circumduction?
Muscle on the forehead
What is frontalis?
Painful snapping or locking of a finger
What is trigger finger?
Having a strengthening action on the heart muscle
What it ton/o?
A neurotransmitter that stimulates contraction of skeletal muscles
What is acetylcholine?