Chapter 4 Muscular system

Question 1

Clon/o

Answer 1

Violent action

Question 2

Dys-

Answer 2

Bad, difficult, or painful

Question 3

Fasci/o

Answer 3

Fascia, fibrous band

Question 4

-ia

Answer 4

Abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

Question 5

-ic

Answer 5

Pertaining to

Question 6

-lysis

Answer 6

To set free, to break down

Question 7

-lysis

Answer 7

To set free, to break down

Question 8

My/o

Answer 8

Muscle

Question 9

-plegia

Answer 9

Stroke, paralysis

Question 10

Tax/o

Answer 10

Coordination, order

Question 11

Ton/o

Answer 11

Tone, stretching, tension

Question 12

Abduction

Answer 12

Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

Question 13

Adduction

Answer 13

Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Question 14

Adhesion

Answer 14

Band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally

Question 15

Ataxia

Answer 15

Lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement

Question 16

Atonic

Answer 16

Lacking normal muscle tone or strength

Question 17

Circumduction

Answer 17

The circular movement at the far end of a limb

Question 18

Atrophy

Answer 18

Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures

Question 19

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 19

Swelling that causes pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel

Question 20

Compartment syndrome

Answer 20

Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement

Question 21

Bradykinesia

Answer 21

Extreme slowness in movement

Question 22

Dorsiflexion

Answer 22

Movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Question 23

Dyskinesia

Answer 23

Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement

Question 24

Dystonia

Answer 24

Movement disorder characterized by the involuntary and sometimes repetitive contractions of certain muscles

Question 25

Electromyography

Answer 25

Diagnostic test the measures the electrical activity in muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation

Question 26

Epicondylitis

Answer 26

Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the elbow

Question 27

Fibromyalgia

Answer 27

Debilitating chronic condition characterized by fatigue, diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain

Question 28

Ganglion cyst

Answer 28

Benign fluid filled lump that usually occurs on the outer surface of the wrist or hand, sometimes from a past injury

Question 29

Heel spur

Answer 29

Calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near its attachment to the heel

Question 30

Hemiparesis

Answer 30

Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body

Question 31

Hyperkinesia

Answer 31

Abnormally increased muscle function or activity

Question 32

Impingement syndrome

Answer 32

Inflammation of tendons that get caught in the narrow space between the bones in the shoulder joint

Question 33

Innervation

Answer 33

Stimulation of a muscle by an impulsive transmitted by a motor nerve

Question 34

Insertion

Answer 34

Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon, it is the more movable attachment

Question 35

Intermittent claudication

Answer 35

Pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest

Question 36

Myasthenia graves

Answer 36

Chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces weaknesses and rapid fatigue of voluntary muscles

Question 37

Myoclonus

Answer 37

Quick, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

Question 38

Myofascial release

Answer 38

Special soft tissue manipulation used to ease pain of fibromyalgia, TMJ, and carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 39

Myoparesis

Answer 39

Weakness or slight muscular paralysis

Question 40

Myorrhaphy

Answer 40

Surgical suturing of a muscle

Question 41

Origin

Answer 41

Where the muscle begins, located near the midline of the body or on less movable part of the skeleton

Question 42

Physiatrist

Answer 42

Doctor that specializes in physical medicine and rehab to restore function

Question 43

Polymyositis

Answer 43

Muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakness of voluntary muscle in many parts of the body

Question 44

Pronation

Answer 44

Rotating the arm or leg so the palm is turned downward

Question 45

Sarcopenia

Answer 45

Loss of muscle mass, strength and function that comes with aging

Question 46

Shin splint

Answer 46

Pain caused by the muscle tearing away from the tibia

Question 47

Sphincter

Answer 47

Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passage way

Question 48

Singultus

Answer 48

Myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes hiccups with each spasm

Question 49

Singultus

Answer 49

Myoclonus of the diaphragm that causes hiccups with each spasm

Question 50

Sprain

Answer 50

Injury to a joint that involves a wrenched or torn ligament

Question 51

Tendinopathy

Answer 51

Term for irritation or degeneration of a tendon in a joint like a rotator cuff

Question 52

Tendinopathy

Answer 52

Term for irritation or degeneration of a tendon in a joint like a rotator cuff

Question 53

Tenodesis

Answer 53

Surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone

Question 54

Tenolysis

Answer 54

Release of a tendon from adhesions

Question 55

Tenosynovitis

Answer 55

Inflammation of the sheath around the tendon

Question 56

Tenosynovitis

Answer 56

Inflammation of the sheath around the tendon

Question 57

Tenotomy

Answer 57

Surgical cutting of a tendon to provide release or allow lengthening

Question 58

Torticolitis

Answer 58

Stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side

Question 59

Contracture

Answer 59

Permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with non elastic fibrous tissues.