Muscle Vocab Health Occ

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

Myalgia Muscle pain.

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

Tonus Slight, continuous contraction of muscle.

Contraction Shortening of muscle tissue.

Paralysis Loss or impairment of motor function.

Skeletal Pertaining to the framework of the body.

Atrophy Wasting away; decreasing in size.

Posture Attitude or position of the body.

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

Flexion Decreasing angle at a joint.

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

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

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

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

Flaccid Soft

Extension increasing angle at a joint.

Vocabulary (bold=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

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

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

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.

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

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.