Muscular System: Terms not easily broken into word parts

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body

skeletal muscle

muscles responsible for voluntary muscle movement; also called striated muscle

strain

overstretching or overexertion of a muscle

paresis

partial paralysis wherein there is still some control of the muscles

antagonistic

in opposition to each other

sprain

stretching or tearing of the supporting ligaments

smooth muscle

muscles responsible for involuntary muscle movement; also called visceral muscles

cardiac muscle

involuntary and found only in the heart; highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system