Med term: Quiz 5 muscular system Flashcards

In opposition to each other.

Condition of slow movement.

Involuntary and found only in the heart. Highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system.

Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw.

Record of the electricity of the muscle.

Recording of muscle electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle.

A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by muscle pain.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

The process by which the body seals a ruptured blood vessel to prevent further blood loss.

Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole.

The enlargement of muscles.

A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.

A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle

Pain in a muscle or group of muscles.

A disease in which antibodies made by a person’s immune system prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions, causing weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping eyelids or head.

Cancer that arises in plasma cells.

Paralysis that affects both legs and lower part of the body.

Partial paralysis wherein there is still some control of the muscles.

An inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body.

Paralysis of all four limbs.

Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle.

The muscles responsible for voluntary muscle movement; also called striated muscle.

The muscles responsible for involuntary muscle movement; also called visceral muscle.

The stretching or tearing of the supporting ligaments.

An overstretching or overexertion of a muscle or tendon.

Inflammation of the tendon.