Vocab
Moving a body part towards the midline
Adduction
What is the muscle on the front of the thigh that extends the leg?
Quadriceps
Name 2 muscles that are involuntary.
Viseral and smooth
What is the main cause of Fibromyalgia?
unknown
what is it called when the muscle is wasting away?
Atrophy
When a muscle attaches to a bone, this is the end that moves when the muscle contracts.
insertion
What is the muscle of the upper arm that extends the lower arm?
Triceps, brochii
Systained involuntary contraction of a muscle?
spasm
What is the most common type of muscular dystrophy?
Duchenne
What is the medical term for muscle pain?
Myalgia
State of partial contraction of a muscle is called.
Muscle tone
Moving the ribs for breathing
intercostals
Ability of a muscle to a responds to a stimulus
excitability
A chronic condition where nerve impulses are not transmitted properly to the muscles is called?
Myasthenia Gravis
What are the muscles located at the back of the lower leg?
Gastrocnemius
The ability to be stretched
Extensibility
What is the muscle on the front on the lower leg that flexes & inverts?
Tibialis anterior
Name 2 sites for injections.
deltoid
Quads
Gluteus Maximus
What is the tx for muscle spasms?
gentle pressure and stretching of the muscle
Name 4 functions of the skeletal muscles
Attach to bone
Produce heat & energy
Help maintain posture
Protect organs
Moving in a circle at a joint or moving one end of a body part in a circle while the other end remains still.
Circumduction
What is the muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis & compresses the abdomen?
Rectus abdominus
Turns and flexes the head on sides of the neck
Sternocleido mastoid
Name 3 most frequent sites of strains.
legs
arms
back
A tought sheet like membrane that covers and protects the tissue is called ______?
Fascia