MASSAGE THERAPY CHAP 9 MUSCLES
KEY TERMS TEST
Agonist nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhmuscle nhthat nhcauses nhor nhcontrols nhjoint
nhmotion nhthrough nha nhspecified nhplane nhof nhmotion; nhalso nhknown nhas nha
nhmover.
nhall-or-none nhresponse nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhThe nhproperty nhby nhwhich nha
nhmuscle nhfiber nh(cell), nhwhen nhstimulated nhto nhcontract, nhcontracts nhto nhit's nhfull
nhability nhor nhdoes nhnot nhcontract nhat nhall.
nhAntagonist nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhmuscle nhusually nhlocated nhon nhthe
nhopposite nhside nhof nhthe nhjoint nhfrom nhthe nhmover nh(agonist) nhand nhhaving nhthe
nhopposite nhaction. nhThe nhantagonist nhmust nhlengthen nhwhen nhthe nhmover
nhcontracts nhand nhshortens
nhAponeurosis nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhbroad, nhflat nhsheet nhof nhfibrous
nhconnective nhtissue
nhBiotensegrity nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhconcept nhthe nhthe nhbones nhof nhthe
nhskeletal nhsystem nhare nhheld nhtogether nhby nhtension nhforces nhproduced nhfrom
nhinterrelated nhmuscular nhand nhfacial nhchains.
nhConcentric nhAction nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhcontraction nhin nhwhich nhthe
nhmuscle nhshortens nhwith nhtone nhbecause nhit's nhcontractile nhforce nhis nhgreater
nhthen nhthe nhopposing nhforce nhat nhthe nhattachments nhof nhthe nhmuscle. nhConcentric
KEY TERMS TEST
Agonist nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhmuscle nhthat nhcauses nhor nhcontrols nhjoint
nhmotion nhthrough nha nhspecified nhplane nhof nhmotion; nhalso nhknown nhas nha
nhmover.
nhall-or-none nhresponse nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhThe nhproperty nhby nhwhich nha
nhmuscle nhfiber nh(cell), nhwhen nhstimulated nhto nhcontract, nhcontracts nhto nhit's nhfull
nhability nhor nhdoes nhnot nhcontract nhat nhall.
nhAntagonist nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhmuscle nhusually nhlocated nhon nhthe
nhopposite nhside nhof nhthe nhjoint nhfrom nhthe nhmover nh(agonist) nhand nhhaving nhthe
nhopposite nhaction. nhThe nhantagonist nhmust nhlengthen nhwhen nhthe nhmover
nhcontracts nhand nhshortens
nhAponeurosis nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhbroad, nhflat nhsheet nhof nhfibrous
nhconnective nhtissue
nhBiotensegrity nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhconcept nhthe nhthe nhbones nhof nhthe
nhskeletal nhsystem nhare nhheld nhtogether nhby nhtension nhforces nhproduced nhfrom
nhinterrelated nhmuscular nhand nhfacial nhchains.
nhConcentric nhAction nh- nh nhcorrect nhanswer- nhA nhcontraction nhin nhwhich nhthe
nhmuscle nhshortens nhwith nhtone nhbecause nhit's nhcontractile nhforce nhis nhgreater
nhthen nhthe nhopposing nhforce nhat nhthe nhattachments nhof nhthe nhmuscle. nhConcentric
