Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Question 1

In opposition to each other.

Answer 1

Antagonistic

Question 2

Condition of slow movement.

Answer 2

Bradykinesia

Question 3

Involuntary and found only in the heart. Highly coordinated contractions pump blood into the vessels of the circulatory system.

Answer 3

Cardiac muscle

Question 4

Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw.

Answer 4

Dyskinesia

Question 5

Record of the electricity of the muscle.

Answer 5

Electromyogram

Question 6

Recording of muscle electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle.

Answer 6

Electromyography (EMG)

Question 7

A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by muscle pain.

Answer 7

Fibromyalgia

Question 8

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Answer 8

Hemiplegia

Question 9

The process by which the body seals a ruptured blood vessel to prevent further blood loss.

Answer 9

Hemostasis

Question 10

Excessive movement of muscles of the body as a whole.

Answer 10

Hyperkinesia

Question 11

The enlargement of muscles.

Answer 11

Hypertrophy

Question 12

A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.

Answer 12

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Question 13

A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle.

Answer 13

Muscular dystrophy

Question 14

Pain in a muscle or group of muscles.

Answer 14

Myalgia

Question 15

A disease in which antibodies made by a person’s immune system prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions, causing weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping eyelids or head.

Answer 15

Myasthenia Gravis

Question 16

Cancer that arises in plasma cells.

Answer 16

Myeloma

Question 17

Paralysis that affects both legs and lower part of the body.

Answer 17

Paraplegia

Question 18

Partial paralysis wherein there is still some control of the muscles.

Answer 18

Paresis

Question 19

An inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body.

Answer 19

Polymyositis

Question 20

Paralysis of all four limbs.

Answer 20

Quadriplegia

Question 21

Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle.

Answer 21

Rhabdomyolysis

Question 22

The muscles responsible for voluntary muscle movement; also called striated muscle.

Answer 22

Skeletal muscle

Question 23

The muscles responsible for involuntary muscle movement; also called visceral muscle.

Answer 23

Smooth muscle

Question 24

An injury to a joint whereby a ligament is stretched or torn.

Answer 24

Sprain

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Strain

Question 26

Inflammation of the tendon.

Answer 26

Tendinitis