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Muscles and Joints. Chapter 7. Q/A Review. The human body contains _________ types of muscles. Three. ___________ muscles work in pairs, created coordinated movements through opposing actions of contraction and relaxation. skeletal.
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Muscles and Joints Chapter 7
___________ muscles work in pairs, created coordinated movements through opposing actions of contraction and relaxation. skeletal
These involuntary muscles are found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes within the body. smooth
Highly specialized, involuntary muscle fibers found only in the heart. Cardiac muscle
Thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue which penetrate and cover skeletal muscles. fascia
The place where two bones meet. Articulation (joint)
The point of attachment of the muscles to the bone that is less movable. origin
The point of attachment of the muscle to the bone it moves. insertion
Strong fibrous band of tissue that attached the bone to the muscle. tendon
Means “without development” when defined by the word parts. Also means “wasting away” Atrophy
Another word that means “joint” is: articulation
Word element that means “stiff” Ankly/o
Means “embryonic stage of development. -blast, blast/o
A group of genetically transmitted disorders characterized by progressive symmetrical wasting of skeletal muscles Muscular dystrophy
A chronic, progressive disease affecting the skeletal muscles characterized by atrophy. polymyositis
A straightening motion. extension
Movement of a bone toward the midline of the body. adduction
Turning of a bone on its own axis. rotation
Movement of an extremity around in a circular motion. circumduction
An acute form of arthritis that involves inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the big toe. gout
A type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine. Ankylosingspondylitis
Degenerative joint disease; most common form of arthritis. osteoarthritis
Chronic, inflammatory disease that most commonly affects the joints of the hands/feet. Rheumatoid arthritis
Pronunciation Practice Atrophy Fascia Visceral Dystrophy Electromyography Fibrous Cartilaginous Synovial Flexion supination Pronation Circumduction Plantar flexion Rotation Abduction Adduction Arthralgia Articulation Arthr/o Articul/o