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| Permanent shortening of a muscle due to replacement of destroyed muscles |
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| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| A tumor consisting of muscle tissue |
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| Training that includes both anaerobic and aerobic exercise |
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| A disease of the neuromuscular junction |
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| Partial paralysis with spasticity |
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| Chronic, painful, non-articular rheumatic disorder that affects fibrous connective tissue components of muscles, ligaments, and tendons |
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| Muscle atrophy due to disruption or cutting of the nerve supply |
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| Increased muscle tone in which reflexes are not affected, as in tetanus |
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| A rhymic, involuntary, purposeless contraction that produces a quivering or shaking movement. |
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| A sudden involuntary contraction of a single muscle. |
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| Exercise induced muscle damage |
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| Muscle damage due to over-exercising |
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| Anaerobic training for short term feats |
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| An autoimmune disease that causes chronic, progressive damage of the neuromuscular junction |
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| A spontaneous contraction of a single muscle fiber that is not visible but may be recorded by electromyography. |
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| A protein which researchers think will be a good substitute for dystrophin production. |
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| A spasmodic twitching made involuntarily by muscles that ordinarily under voluntary control.. |
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| A group of inherited diseases which cause muscle degeneration of the skeletal muscle. The most common is Duchenne muscular dystrophy.. |
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| A disease of the skeletal muscle tissue itself |
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| Inflammation of muscle tissue |
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| A painful spasmodic contraction. |
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| The replacement of muscle fibers by fibrous scar tissue |
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| Increased muscular excitability and contractility, with decreased power of relaxation |
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| Muscle stiffness caused by a bacterium |
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| Atrophy due to lack of use |
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| Pain associated with muscles |
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| A test that measures the electrical activity in resting and contracting muscles |
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| Regular repeated exercise which increase the supply of oxygen-rich blood available to skeletal muscles |
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| Pathological softening of muscle tissue |
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| Increased muscle tone without coordination |
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| Increase in the number of fibers due to increased production of myofibrils and other organelles |
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| Anabolic steroids (roids) |
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| Hormones which increase muscle size and strength with many side influences |
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| The muscle growth that occurs after birth occurs by enlargement of existing muscle fibers |
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| Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) |
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| Delayed stiffness, tenderness, and swelling due to exercise |
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| An involuntary, brief twitch of an entire motor unit that is visible under the skin |
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| Training which increases the anaerobic production of muscle ATP through glycolysis |
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| Muscle contraction after death |
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| A condition when one eye image is ignored. |
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| Four risks that cause injury are: amount of force, repetition, posture, and stress applied to the backbone. |
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| Bell's palsy (facial paralysis) |
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| A unilateral paralysis of the muscles of facial expression |
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| A narrow passageway formed anteriorly by the flexor retinaculum and posteriorly by the carpal bones. |
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| Caused by compression of the median nerve. |
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| Popular name for a cramp or stiffness of muscles due to tearing of the muscle, followed by bleeding. Commonly in the quadriceps femoris. |
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| Placing a tube in the trachea to avoid blockage |
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A cut made with surgical scissors to prevent or direct tearing of the perineum during the birth of a baby.
Gravity on the mandible |
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| Tendency of the mandible to drop because of muscle imbalance. |
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| A rupture or tear of the muscles of the groin area |
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| Protrusion of an organ through a structure that normally contains it. |
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| A syndrome caused by repetitive movement over the head |
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| A rupture or separation of a portion of the inguinal area of the abdominal wall. More common in males. |
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| Intramuscular injection (IM) |
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| A syringe injection into the muscle..especially the deltoid of the arm |
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| Alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the pelvic floor. |
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| Tearing of fibers in a skeletal muscle or its tendon that attaches the muscle to bone. |
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| Protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation |
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| Loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage to its nerve supply. |
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| Painful heel syndrome; an inflammatory reaction due to chronic irritation of the plantar fascia |
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| A strain or partial tear of the proximal hamstring muscles. |
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| Conditions resulting from overuse of equipment, poor posture, poor body mechanics or activity that requires repeated movements. |
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| A tumor of skeletal muscle |
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| A strain or tear in the rotator cuff muscles |
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| Pain or soreness along the tibia. |
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| Slow sustained stretching that holds a muscle in a lengthened position. |
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| A condition in which the two eyes are not properly aligned |
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| Done in order to achieve normal range of motion of joints and mobility of soft tissues surrounding the joints. |
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| Spasmodic twitching made involuntarily by muscles that are usually under conscious control. |
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| A contraction or shortening of the stenocleidomastoid muscle that causes the head to tilt. |
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| Urinary stress incontinence |
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| Leakage of urine whenever intra-abdominal pressure is increased. |
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| An agent that binds to receptors and enhances or mimics the effect of a natural neurotransmitter. |
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| An agent that binds to and blocks neurotransmitter receptors. |
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| A disorder which causes the patient to feel depressed. |
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| A disorder that is characterized by short, recurrent attacks of motor, sensory, or psychological malfunction. Almost never affects intelligence. |
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| Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) |
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| An acute demyelination disorder in which macrophages strip myelin from axons in the PNS. |
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| Drugs that block pain and other somatic sensations (i.e. Novocaine). |
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| A disease that causes a progressive destruction of myelin sheaths surrounding neurons in the CNS. |
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| A malignant tumor that consists of immature nerve cells. Occurs commonly in the abdomen and adrenal glands; Most common tumor in infants. |
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| Any disorder that affects the nervous system, but particularly a disorder of a cranial or spinal nerve. |
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| Chemicals that produce their poisonous effects by acting on the nervous system. |
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| A fatal disease caused by a virus that reaches the CNS via fast axonal transport. Usually transmitted by an infected dog or other meat-eating animal. |
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| Lethal poison that is mainly used as a pesticide to control small mammals. It binds and blocks glycine receptors and all skeletal muscles contract fully which suffocates the pests. |
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| Tetrodotoxin from the Japanese pufferfish |
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| Reflex that involves contraction of the muscles that compress the abdominal wall |
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| Result from gentle stroking of the lateral outer margin of sole |
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| Injury to the sciatic nerve which results in dorsiblexion of the foot plus eversion |
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| An area of skin that provides sensory input to the CNS via a pair of spinal nerves. |
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| Injection of anesthetic drug into the epidural space for control of pain during child birth. |
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| Damage to the common fibular nerve causes the foot to be plantar flexed. |
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| Paralysis of the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb on one side of the body |
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| A partial transaction of the spinal cord on either side. |
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| Injuries to the femoral nerve |
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| Inability to extend the leg and loss of the sensation in the skin over the thigh. |
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| Injuries to the obturator nerve |
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| Result in paralysis of the abductor muscle of the thigh and loss of sensation over the thigh. |
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| Indicated by numbness, tingling, and pain in the palm and fingers |
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| Inflammation of the meningitis due to a bacteria. |
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| Inflammation of the spinal cord. |
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| Loss of sensation in a region due to injection of a local anesthetic |
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| Attacks of pain along the entire course of a sensory nerve. |
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| Inflammation of one or several nerves. |
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| Paralysis of both lower limbs |
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| An abnormal sensation such as burning, pricking, etc. resulting from a disorder of a sensory nerve. |
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| Caused by the polio virus. Virtually eradicated in the U.S. |
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| Neurological disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness. |
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| Paralysis of all four limbs |
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| Injury to the sciatic nerve which results in pain extending down the leg. |
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| An acute infection of the peripheral nervous system caused by the virus that causes chicken pox. |
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| Compression on the spinal cord |
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| An immediate response to spinal cord injury |
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| Compression of the brachial plexus on one or more of its nerves |
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| Injury to the long thoracic nerve |
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| Inability to extend the wrist and fingers |
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