| A | B |
|---|
| ligaments | connect bone to bone |
| tendons | connect MUSCLE to bone |
| functions of the muscle system | Posture, Movement, Heat |
| Myasthenia Gravis | chronic, progressive weakness and paralysis, treatment- physical therapy |
| muscle atrophy | muscles waste away over a long period of time, caused by disease |
| contracture | severe tightening of a muscle |
| # muscles in body | 600 |
| muscle SPRAIN | overstretching of a muscle and injury to a muscle or tendon treat with RICE rest, ice compression, elevation |
| sprain | symptoms- myalgia, swelling, limited movement |
| polymyalgia | widespread pain in several muscles |
| gluteus maximus | function to extend and rotate the thigh |
| pectoralis major | chest muscle, ADDucts and glexes teh UPPER arm |
| tibialis anterior | FRONT of LOWER leg flexes and inverts the foot |
