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Antimetabolite

A substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cells normal metabolism

Contracture

Muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis

Corticosteriod

A hormone produced by the adrenal cortex

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A condition with a symmetrical weakness and wasting of pelvic, shoulder, and proximal limb muscle

Immunosuppressive

Substance that causes failure to the immune system

Myoglobin

Protein of muscle that stores and transports oxygen

Rhabdomyolysis

Destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin

Myopathy

A disease of muscle

Myositis

Inflammation of muscle tissue

Stantinic

A class of drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels

Tenosynovitis

Inflammation of the tendon and its surrounding synovial sheath

Thymectomy

Surgical removal of the thymus gland

Atrophy

The wasting away or diminished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part

Hypertrophy

Increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element

Fascia

Sheet of fibrous connective tissue

Fibromyalgia

Pain in the muscle fibers

Sprain

A wrench or tear in a ligament

Strain

Overstretch or tear in the muscle or tendon

Tendinitis

Inflammation of a tendon

Tendon

Fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

Abduction/abduct

Action of moving away from the midline

Adductor/adduction

Muscle that moves the thigh toward the midline.

Achillies / calcaneal tendon

The tendon of the heel formed by the Gastrocnemius the Soleus muscles and inserted into the calcaneus

Gastrocnemius

Major muscle in the back of the lower leg(calf)

Gluteus

Refers to one of three muscles in the buttocks

Maximus

The gluteus Maximus muscle is The largest muscle in the body, covering a large part of the buttocks

Medius

The gluteus medius muscle is partly covered by the gluteus Maximus

Minimus

The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscle and lies under the gluteus medius

Popliteal Fossa

The hollow at the back of the knee

Quadriceps femoris

The anterior thigh muscle with four heads

Which line is related to actin

Zline

Myosin is related to

M-line

Shortening

Muscle contraction

Muscles will contract or relax

When they contract

Thin filament

Actin

Thick filament

Myosin

Mitochondria

Source of energy (ATP)

Sacromere

Building unit of my muscle fiber

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Calcium warehouse

Sarcomere

Consist of repeating contractile units

Myosin

Double header golf club( head is referred to as cross bridge)

Thin Filoment

Actin, tropomyosin, troponin

Actin

Subunit make up a double chain of double twisted together

Excitability

A muscle cell can be stimulated by a nerve contract

Conductivity

The nerve moves quickly along the length of the muscle cell

Contractility

Muscle cell can shorten with force. Muscles can only pull; they cannot push

Contractility

Muscle cell can shorten with force. Muscles can only pull; they cannot push

Neuromuscular junction(synapse)

Stimulation of a muscle cell by a nerve

Synapse

Cavity or space

Acetylcholine

Electrical (text messages ) stimulation along the nerve

Acetylcholine fits into

Receptors in the muscle cell to stimulate it to contract

Nuero

Nerve

Na+

Sodium

Threshold

The minimal amount of stimulus needed for the muscle to respond

SR

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Latent Phase

not manifested yet

Refractory

Resistant to any stimulus

Tetany

Sustained Contraction Due to repetitive nerve signal

Isometric contraction

Tension in the muscle remains the same

Isometric contraction

Length of the muscle remains constant

ISO

Means the same

Lever system

Resistance, effort and fulcrum

Resistance

Weight

Effort

Force

Fulcrum

Joint

Aerobic

Oxygen

Anaerobic

Without oxygen

Lysis

Breakdown

How many ATPs with aerobic respiration

36ATP

Anaerobic respiration

2ATP

Aerobic respiration can be done for

Long periods of time

Fatigue can result from

Lactic acid, acetylcholine, glucose

What are the three types of muscle tissue

Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle

Skeletal muscle

Bones of skeleton

Cardiac muscle

For your heart

Muscle contraction

Potassium,calcium and amino acids

Spinicters

Like a gate for urinary and poop

Spinicters

Like a gate for urinary and poop

Emg

Electromyography

Hernia

Protrusion of viscera through the muscle of the abdominal wall

Hernia

Protrusion of viscera through the muscle of the abdominal wall

What is the cause of Cramp

Sodium potassium calcium and water

Sprains

Ligament tear

Muscle strain

Tear in muscle

Myalgia

Muscle pain

Tendinitis

Overexerting athletes—— Shoulder hamstring in tendo Achilles

What is the most common rotator cuff injury

Supraspinatus and infraspinatus

My/o

Muscle

Syn

With, together

Syn

With, together

Brachi/ o

Arm

Dys

Disorder or difficult

Sthen/o

Strength