Major Muscles
Where is the achilles tendon located?
Connects the calf muscles to the heel bone
What is automaticity?
The ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body, is what directional movement?
Abduction
complains of; complaining of
What is atrophy?
Wasting away or shrinkage of muscle size.
What does latissimus dorsi muscle do?
Adducts, extends and internally rotates the arm when the insertion is moved towards the origin
What is contractility?
The ability of a skeletal muscle to contract
Movement of a body part towards the midline of the body, is what directional movement?
Adduction
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
What is hemiplegia?
Total paralysis on one side of the body
What is the purpose of the pectoralis major?
Has four actions which are primarily responsible for movement of the shoulder joint
What is elasticity?
The ability of a skeletal muscle fibers to resume their resting length when a stretching force is removed
The turning inward of the sole of the foot, is what directional movement?
Inversion
1) every two or three hours
2) every eight hours
What is hypotonia?
Loss of muscle tone
What is a gastrocnemius tear?
A medial calf injury is a musculotendinous disruption of varying degrees in the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle that results from an acute, forceful push-off with the foot
What is excitability?
a skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting
The turning outward of the sole of the foot, is what directional movement?
Enversion
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
Myalgia or myodynia is what?
Muscle pain
What action does the Frontalis perform?
The forehead and extends down to the eyebrows, this muscle is involved in several movements of these facial structures
What is extensibility?
The ability of a skeletal muscles to be stretched
Hyperextension
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What is rhabdomyosarcoma?
Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle