Mblex Study Guide: Anatomy and Physiology of Muscles, Joints, and Pain Relief, Exams of Medicine

Download Mblex Study Guide: Anatomy and Physiology of Muscles, Joints, and Pain Relief and more Exams Medicine in PDF only on Docsity! Mblex Study Guide Questions and Answers. skeletal muscle - \muscle fibers that are multinucleated structures smooth muscle - \involuntary muscle that do not have striations found in organs, arteries and veins cardiac muscle - \only found in the heart isotonic contraction - \muscle changes length as it contracts while load/ resistance stays the same concentric contraction - \muscle shortens as it contracts eccentric contraction - \muscle lengthens as it contracts isometric contraction - \Muscle contracts but there is no movement, muscle stays the same length Dopamine - \pain relieving chemical with involuntary movement / clear thinking ( increased by massage) Endorphins - \strong pain relieving chemicals (increased by massage) Enkephins - \strong reliever involved in sensory integration (increased by massage) Oxytocin - \increases the pain threshold, stimulates smooth muscle contraction, decreases sympathetic nervous system activity / sedative effects (increases by massage) Seretonin - \diminishes pain and appetite, regulates mood / sleep patterns/ stimulates smooth muscle contractions ( increases by massage) Cortisol - \a natrual anti inflammatory produces in response once to stress that can accelerate tissue breakdown/ prevent tissue repair ( decreases by massage) Bells palsy - \dysfunction of cranial nerve VII ( facial nerve), directs the muscles on one side of the face including eye blinking and facial expressions rheumatoid arthritis - \Autoimmune disorder in the synovial membranes of joints attacked by immune system cells. Acute flare is possibly through the whole body. Complication: osteoporosis Protraction - \Moving a part forward Retraction - \moving a part backward elevation - \raising a body part Depression - \lowering a body part shea butter - \latex allergy/ lotion ingredient to avoid collateral ligaments - \MCL (medial collateral ligament)/ LCL (lateral collateral ligament found on the sides of the knee cruciate ligaments - \ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)/PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) found middle joint of knee Sherrington's Law of reciprocal innervation - \When one muscle contracts the antagonist relaxes HIPPA - \Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is the main Federal law that protects health info Proprioception - \brains ability to know where the body is in space/ pnf techniques active range of motion -