Chapter 7 - Muscular System

Question 1

sarc/o

Answer 1

flesh; connective tissue

Question 2

-schisis

Answer 2

split; fissure

Question 3

skeletal muscle

Answer 3

responsible for voluntary muscle movement and protect internal organs; also called striated muscle

Question 4

cardiac muscle

Answer 4

involuntary and found only in the heart; highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system

Question 5

smooth muscle

Answer 5

responsible for involuntary muscle movement; also called visceral or non-striated muscle

Question 6

excitability

Answer 6

plasma membranes can change their electrical states and send an electrical wave called an action potential along the length of membrane

Question 7

fascia

Answer 7

fibrous connective tissue that encloses muscles

Question 8

DC

Answer 8

doctor of chiropractic

Question 9

DO

Answer 9

doctor of osteopathy

Question 10

EMG

Answer 10

electromyogram

Question 11

MD

Answer 11

muscular dystrophy

Question 12

MG

Answer 12

myasthenia gravis

Question 13

ortho

Answer 13

orthopedics

Question 14

duchenne muscular dystrophy

Answer 14

inability of the body to make dystrophin (muscle protein); muscles become weak as the person ages

Question 15

cerebral palsy (CP)

Answer 15

interruption to the normal development of a person’s brain leading to weakness with muscles

Question 16

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 16

pain, numbness, or weakness to the hand(s) caused by pressure on the median nerve

Question 17

paralysis

Answer 17

loss of strength and control of the muscles in parts of the body

Question 18

paresis

Answer 18

partial paralysis wherein there is a moderate degree of muscular weakness

Question 19

paraplegia

Answer 19

paralysis that affects the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk

Question 20

quadriplegia

Answer 20

paralysis affects all 4 limbs

Question 21

hemiplegia

Answer 21

paralysis affects one side of the body

Question 22

sprain

Answer 22

injury to a joint whereby a ligament is stretched or torn

Question 23

strain

Answer 23

injury to a muscle or a tendon caused by stretching or tearing

Question 24

electromyography (EMG)

Answer 24

procedure that assesses the electrical signals muscles send while at rest and when they are used

Question 25

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 25

test that uses radio waves and a magnetic field to view internal organs and structures

Question 26

range of motion testing

Answer 26

diagnostic testing used to determine the amount of movement around a specific joint

Question 27

antagonistic

Answer 27

in opposition to each other

Question 28

bradykinesi

Answer 28

condition of slow movement

Question 29

dyskinesia

Answer 29

abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw

Question 30

fibromyalgia

Answer 30

common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by muscle pain

Question 31

myasthenia gravis

Answer 31

disease in which antibodies prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions, causing weakness in arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping eyelids or head

Question 32

myeloma

Answer 32

cancer that arises in plasma cells

Question 33

polymyositis

Answer 33

inflammatory disease of the muscle closest to the center of the body

Question 34

rhabdomyolysis

Answer 34

necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle