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MSK Vocabulary

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Definition
muscular system   System of muscles that move the body's skeleton.  
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Muscle   Body tissue made up of bundles of fibers (long, slender cells) that are held together by connective tissue.  
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voluntary muscles   Controlled consciously  
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involuntary muscles   Controlled unconsciously  
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Skeletal muscle (striated)   Voluntary muscle that is attached to bone and can be contracted or relaxed through conscious control.  
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muscle fibers   Skeletal muscle fibers are long, slender cells grouped and held together with connective tissue and covered with fascia.  
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Smooth muscle (visceral)   Found in organs, regulates internal functions.  
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Cardiac muscle (myocardial)   Found in the heart, pumps blood.  
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fascia   Band or sheet of fibrous tissue that encloses a muscle or group of muscles.  
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automaticity   The ability of a muscle to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply.  
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contractility   The ability of a skeletal muscle to contract (shorten)  
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elasticity   The ability of skeletal muscle fibers to resume their resting length when a stretching force is removed.  
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excitability   The ability of a skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting.  
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extensibility   The ability of the skeletal muscles to be stretched.  
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origin   The attachment site that does not move when the muscle contracts.  
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insertion   The attachment site that moves during muscular contraction.  
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tendon   Band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone.  
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ligament   Fibrous cord of tissue that attaches bone to bone.  
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endomysium   A fine sheath of areolar connective tissue around each muscle fiber.  
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perimysium   A sheath of connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers called fascicles.  
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epimysium   A dense, fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle.  
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antagonist   The muscle that works against this movement.  
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agonist   The muscle that causes the primary movement.  
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abduction   Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.  
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adduction   Movement of a body part toward the midline of the body.  
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inversion   The turning inward of the sole of the foot.  
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eversion   The turning outward of the sole of the foot.  
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elevation   Raising of a body part.  
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depression   Lowering of a body part.  
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flexion   The movement of two body surfaces toward each other, as in the act of bending.  
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extension   The straightening of a limb after it has been flexed.  
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hyperextension   The act of bending a joint or limb beyond normal extension or range of motion.  
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dorsiflexion   Movement of the sole of the foot upward (flexed toward the lower leg).  
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plantar flexion   Motion of the plantar surface (sole of the foot) away from the midline of the body.  
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rotation   Movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis— that is, lengthwise. (Imagine doing "the Twist" with your foot.)  
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medial (internal) rotation   Movement medially, or toward the midline of the body. (Imagine rotating one foot inward, toward the other foot.)  
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lateral (external) rotation   Movement laterally, or away from the midline. (Imagine rotating one foot outward, away from the other.)  
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pronation   Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downward.  
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supination   Rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face upward.  
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circumduction   Rotation of an arm or leg (as if "drawing a circle" with the limb). This type of motion occurs in multiple planes.  
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frontalis   Forehead muscle. Raises eyebrows; wrinkles forehead.  
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trapezius   Upper back muscle. Extends neck; elevates, adducts, and rotates scapula.  
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deltoid   Shoulder muscle. Abducts, flexes, extends, and rotates arm.  
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pectoralis major   Chest muscle. Flexes, adducts, and rotates arm.  
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triceps brachii   Posterior arm muscle. Extends forearm.  
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biceps brachii   anterior upper arm muscle. Flexes arm and forearm; supinates (rotates) hand.  
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latissimus dorsi   Back muscle. Extends, adducts, and rotates arm.  
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abdominal muscles   Stomach muscles. Flex and rotate trunk.  
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gluteus medius   Hip muscle. Adducts and rotates thigh.  
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gluteus maximus   Buttock muscle. Extends and rotates thigh.  
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Sartorius   Anterior thigh (crosses thigh obliquely). Flexes and rotates thigh; flexes leg  
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biceps femoris (hamstring)   Posterior thigh. Extends thigh; flexes and rotates leg.  
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rectus femoris (quadricep)   Anterior thigh. Flexes thigh; extends leg.  
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gastrocnemius   Calf muscle. Flexes foot and leg.  
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tibialis anterior   Shin(anterior lower leg) muscle. Dorsiflexes and inverts foot.  
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