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The act of changing position or the fact of not being still. Muscles, bones, and joints provide the body with a supportive framework that permits flexibility of movement. All movement is carried out by muscles, which are composed of tissues that can contract. The act of passing from place to place or changing position of…

To change from one place to another, or change something from one place to another.  

A small white ulcer that appears in groups in the mouth and on the tongue. A break in the mucous membrane lining the mouth. Traumatic ulcers are those that occur due to injury (such as contact with a jagged tooth or denture). A canker sore generally develops when a person is fatigued, under stress, or…

The amount which you can hold in your mouth.  

A series of motor neurones leading from the motor cortex to a muscle. A pathway over which motor impulses are carried from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.  

A disease of the nerve cells which control the movement of the muscles. Motor neuron disease is a term used to refer to a group of diseases, all of which are characterized by degeneration of motor neurons. Motor neurons are nerve cells that control the behavior of muscles. Motor neuron disease may affect motor neurons…

The end of a motor nerve where it joins muscle fibre. Band of terminal fibers of a motor nerve that merges with the fibers of a voluntary muscle, allowing the impulse to be transmitted from the nerve to the muscle.  

Impairment of the nerves or neurons that cause muscles to contract to produce movement. Alternate name for a type of communication disorder.  

Referring to movement, which produces movement. A term used to describe anything that brings about movement, such as a muscle or nerve. The word “motor” is commonly applied to nerves that carry impulses from the central nervous system to a muscle, producing movement. A term usually applied to nerves, used to describe anything that results…

Not moving.