| A | B |
|---|
| ataxia | incoordination; drunken |
| atrophy | wasting of tissue |
| chorea | irregular; involuntary movment; dance like |
| dyskinesia | difficulty performing voluntary movement |
| edema | swelling |
| exteroceptors | external receivers |
| flexor withdrawal | protective; withdrawal of a limb d/t pain |
| flaccid | without tone |
| hypertonia | above or high tone |
| hypotonia | under or low tone |
| interoceptors | internal receivers |
| paralysis | loss of power of voluntary movement |
| proprioceptor | body part in relation to eachother |
| spasticity | state of increased tone |
| stretch reflex | slight stretching of muscle causing contraction of muscles |
| vestibular | vestibule of the ear; equlibrium |
| agonists | movers |
| antagonists | opposite agonists |
| conactivation | co-contraction |
| neutralizers | prevent unwanted accessory motions |
| stabilizers | fixators; stabilize against unwanted movement |
| synergists | not prive movers; assist |
| isometric | same measure - no change in length |
| isotonic | equal tensons |
| concentric | muscle shortens |
| eccentric | extends/overcomes resistance |
| contractibility | muscle's ability to shrten in length |
| extensibility | muscle's capacity to be stretched or lengthened |
| elasticity | return to its original length |
| irritability | muscle's ability to respond to a stimulus |
| articulations | joints |
| synarthrodial | immovable |
| ampiarthrodial | cartilginous - limited movement |
| diathrodial | freely movable |
