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Principles of Muscle Action and Directional Terms

Horizontales
Anatomical plane that divides the body into right and left sides; flexion and extension happen in this plane
Having or formed of 2 sides; relating to both right and left sides
The end of a muscle; the attachment that moves during a muscle contraction
A manual therapy for pain management that includes static holds and friction to release areas of strain in a muscle
NMT affects muscle tone through this type of feedback
Refers to a movement that decreases the angle between a joint
On or relating to the opposite side
Note taking: what you intend to do during the next massage
A hyper-irritable point in a muscle that causes referred sensations at a distance from the point
Of, on, relating to, involving or affecting only one side
Note taking: what measurments you find on the client
If a muscle originates on the spine and its insertion is also on the axial skeleton, how is the origin described
Note taking: what the client tells you; based on a given person's experience, understanding and feelings
Which aspect of the spine does the nuchal ligament cover? hint: starts at C7 and ends at the EOP
Which muscle does the opposite of the agonist; works to lengthen or relax the muscle opposite of the agonist
Verticales
The contractile portion of a muscle
Local inadequate supply of blood and oxygen; happens if a muscle is chronically shortened, lengthened, inflamed, injured
The other name for retracting the scapula; adding the scapula toward the spine (pinching scapulae together)
"prime mover"; The muscle whose contraction causes an action
Abduction and Adduction are the actions that happen in this plane
Inflammation of the common extensor tendon
The other name for protracting the scapula; pulling scapula away from the spine (rounded shoulders)
Being located on, affecting or referring to the same side of the body
Bonylandmark where the spine of the scapula meets the medial border of the scapula
Note taking: what treatment you gave them, how it responded, new measurments
Nearer to a point of attachment, or the midline of the body; the origin is described as being __
Which muscle helps the agonist
Relating to or located near the surface
If a muscle originates on the axial skeleton and its insertion is on the appendicular skeleton, how is the insertion described
Greater than normal muscle tone; stiff, hard to move muscles; spastic
What bone is the mastoid process on