Muscle Vocab

1. Muscle Vocab Health Occ

2. Dystrophy • Muscle disorder resulting from defective or faulty nutrition, abnormal development, infection.

3. Myalgia • Muscle pain.

4. Range of motion • Active or passive movements of muscle groups to the full extent possible.

5. Tonus • Slight, continuous contraction of muscle.

6. Contraction • Shortening of muscle tissue.

7. Paralysis • Loss or impairment of motor function.

8. Skeletal • Pertaining to the framework of the body.

9. Atrophy • Wasting away; decreasing in size.

10. Posture • Attitude or position of the body.

11. Visceral • Pertaining to any large interior organ in any one of the cavities of the body.

12. Flexion • Decreasing angle at a joint.

13. Antagonist • Muscle that acts in opposition to the action of another muscle, its agonist.

14. Sarcomere • Repeating units of muscle fibers with the ability to contract.

15. Prime mover • Muscle that acts directly to bring about a desired movement; agonist.

16. Stimulus • Any agent, act or influence that produces a change in the development or function of tissues.

17. Flaccid • Soft

18. Extension • increasing angle at a joint.

19. Vocabulary(underlined=not in book, *=App. A) • Antagonist • Atrophy • Contraction • Dystrophy* • Extension • Flaccid • Flexion • Myalgia* • Paralysis • Posture • Prime Mover • Range of Motion • Sarcomere • Skeletal • Stimulus • Tonus • Visceral

20. Word Breakdown • Ab- • -itis • Dist/o • -algia • Hemi- • My/o • Poster/o • -lysis • Myositis • Dys- • Chondroplasty • -trophy

21. Abbreviations(bold=not in App.) • ACSM • ATP • CPK • EMG • ing • LDH • MI • noc • post • OT

22. Vocab. KEY • Antagonist - Muscle that acts in opposition to the action of another muscle, its agonist. • Atrophy - Wasting away; decreasing in size. • Contraction - Shortening of muscle tissue. • Dystrophy - Muscle disorder resulting from defective or faulty nutrition, abnormal development, infection. • Extension - Increasing angle at a joint. • Flaccid – Soft. • Flexion - Decreasing angle at a joint. • Myalgia - Muscle pain. • Paralysis - Loss or impairment of motor function. • Posture - Attitude or position of the body. • Prime Mover - Muscle that acts directly to bring about a desired movement; agonist. • Range of Motion - Active or passive movements of muscle groups to the full extent possible. • Sarcomere - Repeating units of muscle fibers with the ability to contract. • Skeletal - Pertaining to the framework of the body. • Stimulus - Any agent, act or influence that produces a change in the development or function of tissues. • Tonus - Slight, continuous contraction of muscle. • Visceral - Pertaining to any large interior organ in any one of the cavities of the body.

23. Word Breakdown KEY • Ab – away from, negative absent; abduction • -itis - inflammation • Dist/0 –far; distal • algia - pain • Hemi- - half • My/o - muscle • Poster/o – behind, toward the back; posterior • -lysis – breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening • Myositis – muscle inflammation • Dys – bad, difficult, painful • Chondroplasty – repair of cartilage • -trophy – development, nourishment

24. Abbreviations KEY • ACSM – American College of Sports Medicine. • ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate. • CPK – Creatine Phosphokinase. • EMG – Electromyogram/graphy • ing - Inguinal • LDH – Lactic Dehydrogenase. • MI – Myocardial Infarction. • noc – Night. • post – Posterior. • OT – Occupational Therapy.