Chapter 6 Muscular System

Question 1

Tenosynovitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the tendon and its sheath

Question 2

Tendinitis
Tendonitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the tendon, cause by injury or overuse. Shoulders, elbow, hip

Question 3

Strain

Answer 3

Trauma to a muscle because of overuse or excessive stretch

Question 4

Sprain

Answer 4

Injury of a ligament caused by abnormal or excessive force at a joint, without bone dislocation of fracture

Question 5

Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

Answer 5

Tissue damage caused by repeating motion. Overuse syndrome

Question 6

Polymyositis

Answer 6

Disease of unknown cause involving muscle inflammation and weakness

Question 7

Myasthenia gravis (MG)

Answer 7

Autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction, characterized by progressive muscle weakness

Question 8

Muscular dystrophy

Answer 8

A group a hereditary muscular disorders marked by progressive weakness and atrophy of muscles

Question 9

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)

Answer 9

A disorder associated with widespread muscular arches and stiffness, no known cure

Question 10

Dermatomyositis

Answer 10

Inflammation of muscles as well as dermatitis and skin rashes, unknown origin

Question 11

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

Answer 11

Persistent fatigue, muscle and joint pain, unknown cause of disease

Question 12

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Answer 12

Lou Gehrig disease. Degeneration of motor neurons resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy

Question 13

Kin/o Kinesi/o
Kine Kinet/o

Answer 13

Movement

Question 14

Erg/o

Answer 14

Work

Question 15

Ton/o

Answer 15

Tone

Question 16

In/o

Answer 16

Fiber