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Med term: Quiz 5 muscular system

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Antagonistic

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In opposition to each other.

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Bradykinesia

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Condition of slow movement.

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Cardiac muscle

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

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Dyskinesia

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

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Electromyogram

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Record of the electricity of the muscle.

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Electromyography (EMG)

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

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Fibromyalgia

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A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by muscle pain.

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of the body.

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Hemostasis

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

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Hyperkinesia

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Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole.

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Hypertrophy

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The enlargement of muscles.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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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.

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Muscular dystrophy

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

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Myalgia

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Pain in a muscle or group of muscles.

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Myasthenia Gravis

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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.

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Myeloma

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Cancer that arises in plasma cells.

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Paraplegia

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

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Paresis

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

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Polymyositis

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

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four limbs.

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Rhabdomyolysis

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Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle.

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Skeletal muscle

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

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Smooth muscle

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

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Sprain

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The stretching or tearing of the supporting ligaments.

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Strain

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An overstretching or overexertion of a muscle or tendon.

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Tendinitis

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Inflammation of the tendon.