Structures of the Muscular System
What is the myofascial pertaining to?
Pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
What is the name of a muscle that is related to the chest?
Pectoral
What is the frontalis do?
Hint: it is located in the forehead
It raises and lowers eyebrows
What is inflammation of a fascia called?
fasciitis
Define Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy = activities to promote recovery and rehab to perform activities of daily living
what is a tendon?
Narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
What is the name of a muscle that is toward the side?
Lacteralis
What does the temporalis do?
Move the lower jaw up and back to close and open the mouth?
what is adhesion?
It is a band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally
Define Physical therapy
Physical therapy = treatment to prevent disability or restore function through exercise, heat, massage, or others
What is a muscle fibre and where can it be found?
Long slender cells that make up muscles.
Named the name of a muscle that is slanted at an angle?
Oblique
What does the rectus femoris?
Extends the leg at the knee
What is myalgia?
The tenderness or pain in muscles.
What does RICE stand for
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation/Elevate
What is an aponeurosis?
A sheet-like fibrous connective tissue, resembling a
flattened tendon that serves as a fascia to bind muscles or connect muscle to
Name the muscle that is located toward the midline.
Medialis
The _____ forms the muscular cap of the shoulder
deltoid
What is bradykinesia?
Hint: Has to do with muscle function
Extreme slowness in movement
What is the process of suturing a muscle called?
Myorhaphy
Which muscle fibres found?
Each muscle consists of a group of fibers bound together by connective tissue
Name the muscle that is a straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body
Rectus
The _____ in the anterior upper arm flexes the elbow
Hint: located in the shoulders and arms
biceps brachii
What is polymyositis?
Simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body
What is a tenorrhaphy?
Hint: Has to do with surgical suturing
Surgical suturing together of a tendons divided ends