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Muscular Terminology
R.T. Floyd
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Mar 5,2002
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1. enlargement of a part, due to an increase in the size of its cell
7. property of muscle to receive & respond to stimuli which can come from nerves, electrical shock, or
chemical substances & muscle contractions
8. positive contraction or positive work
11. Muscle length is changed but speed of movement is constant.
13. toxicity-state of continuous contraction or unremitting action
14. guiding muscles
15. ability of tissue to regain its original size after being stretched
17. ability of tissue to stretch & extend when force is applied
18. dynamic contraction
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2. originating outside of the part where found or upon which it acts
3. wasting away or decrease in size of tissue or of an organ, or the entire body
4. referring to musculotendinous unit that crosses two joints
5. contraction of a muscle where lengthening occurs within the muscle fibers
6. belonging entirely to a part, both the origin & insertion are within the part or segment
9. work in cooperation with prime movers but have the opposite motion
10. static contraction
12. fixators
16. muscles which cause or control joint motion through a specified plane of motion