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Basics
Body Movements
Conditions/Diseases
Major Muscles
Medical Terminology
100
A state of partial contraction
What is muscle tone?
100
Moving a body part toward the midline
What is adduction?
100

Tearing or overstretching a muscle caused by overuse or improper use of a muscle. Also called a "pulled muscle" 

What is a muscle strain?

100
The muscle on the buttocks that extends the thigh
What is gluteus maximus?
100

Term meaning "inflammation of tendon".

What is tendonitis?

200

The ability of a muscle to return to its original shape

What is elasticity?

200
Bending the lower arm up toward the upper arm
What is flexion?
200

A group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy. Ex. Duchenne's

What is muscular dystrophy?

200
The muscle on the upper chest that adducts and flexes the upper arm
What is pectoralis major?
200

The term for "increased muscle tone".

What is hypertonia?

300
A tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects the tissue
What is fascia?
300
The term used when the leg is moved out to the side away from the body
What is abduction?
300

Condition caused by pressure on the median nerve in wrist resulting in hand/wrist pain and weakness. 

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

300

The muscle on the upper back and neck that extends the head and moves the shoulder

What is trapezius?

300

A term meaning paralysis affecting all 4 limbs.

What is quadriplegia?

400
The end of the muscle that moves when the muscle contracts
What is insertion?
400

The movement of turning around axis, for example turning your head

What is rotation?

400

The term used for severe tightening of a flexor muscle. Results in pain and loss of movement of joint. 

What is contracture?

400
The muscle on the front of the thigh that extends the leg.
What is quadriceps femoris?
400

A term meaning "without coordination". Symptoms include slurred speech, stumbling, falling, and lack of balance. 

What is ataxia?

500
The strong, tough, connective tissue cord that attaches muscles to bones
What is tendon?
500

The term for the motion of swinging the arm in a circle

What is circumduction ?

500

A disease of the neuromuscular junction featuring drooping of eyelids, muscle weakness, voice changes, difficulty swallowing, double vision 

What is myasthenia gravis?

500
The muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen
What is rectus abdominus?
500

The study of movement/ motion. 

What is kinesiology?