muscle

Polysomnographic technician

...ment ( electrooculogram or EOG ), fluctuation of muscle tension usually in the legs and chin ( electromyogram or EMG ), and heart rate ( ECG or electrocardiogram ). This information was first collected with analog equipment using needle-and-paper method, but in recent years has been transferred to dig...

Muscle atrophy

...distinct from " sarcopenia ", which is the loss of muscle seen in the aged. When a muscle atrophies, it necessarily becomes weaker, since the ability to exert force is related to mass. ...

Pathology

...sponse to stress, an example being hypertrophy of muscle cells in the heart in response to increased resistance to blood flow as a result of narrowing of the heart's outflow valve . Metaplasia occurs when repeated damage to the cellular lining of an organ triggers its replacement by a different cell ...

Hip Pointer

...y from the midline of the body. This bleeding into muscle tissue creates swelling and makes leg movement painful . See also Orthopedics External links About Hip Pointer Injuries...

Forehead lift

...all forehead muscles -- most notably the frontalis muscle which causes frowning and grimacing. Current surgical techniques Since the advent of the hugely popular wrinkle remover, Botox (Dysport in the United Kingdom and Europe) many consumers have eschewed the invasive surgery altogether, opting ...

Fat transfer

...wn through several different layers of skin and muscle to provide a better chance for the fat cells to f...es . The fat is layered from the pectoralis major muscle up through the top of the breast; the surgeons rely on the fat injections to shape the breasts for ...

Cachexia

...( pronounced [kəˈkɛksiə] ) is loss of weight , muscle atrophy , fatigue, weakness and significant loss ...ere is full-body wasting, which hits the skeletal muscle especially hard, resulting in muscle atrophy . Mechanism The exact mechanism in which the...

Beevor's axiom

...s. This is important in predicting how muscles and muscle groups adapt to stressors . The axiom is named after Charles Edward Beevor (1854-1908), an English anatomist . External links Medical glossary entry at hemmeapproach.com Article from Current Opinion in Neurology Journal article, ...

Breath-holding spells

...ion leading to cyanosis (blue in color), loss of muscle tone, and loss of consciousness. The majority of children will regain consciousness and be fine within a minute or two, but some will fall asleep for an hour or so. Physiologically, there is often hypocapnea (low levels of carbon dioxide) and usually...