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Eccentric (lengthening) Action

The force produced by the muscle is less than the external resistance, but it is causing the joint movement to occur more slowly than the external resistance would tend to make the limb move.

Edema

Accumulation of abnormal quantities of fluid in spaces between the cells of the body. Edema can accumulate in almost any location in the body.

Efferent Neuron

Conducts impulses from the CNS to the effector organ (E.G., motor neuron).

Efficacy

The power to produce and effect.

Electrolyte

A charged ion capable of conducting electrical current when in solutions.

Electromyography (EMG)

The recording of the electrical activity in the muscle; recording the action potentials in a muscle or in muscle groups.

Endomysium

The thin connective tissue surrounding each muscle cell.

Energy

The potential or capacity to do work.

Epimysium

The sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding a muscle.

Extension

Dorsal exercises or trunk movements performed in the sagittal plane around a transverse axis.

External Rotation

Rotation occurring away from midline; outward rotation.