Medical Terminology - Module 6

Question 1

smooth muscle

Answer 1

visceral; makes up walls of organs, is involuntary

Question 2

cardiac muscle

Answer 2

makes up the myocardium

Question 3

skeletal muscle

Answer 3

attached to bones; voluntary movement

Question 4

facicles

Answer 4

bundles of muscle fibers

Question 5

fascia

Answer 5

a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle

Question 6

neuromuscular junction

Answer 6

point of contact between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle cell; a synapse

Question 7

ACh

Answer 7

acetylcholine; a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle contraction

Question 8

tonus

Answer 8

state of firmness

Question 9

agonist

Answer 9

muscle that produces movment

Question 10

antagonist

Answer 10

opposing muscle of the agonist

Question 11

prime mover

Answer 11

the main muscle when a group of muscles is moving

Question 12

synergist

Answer 12

assists the prime mover

Question 13

origin

Answer 13

where muscle attaches to stable skeleton

Question 14

insertion

Answer 14

where muscle is attached to a moving part of the skeleton

Question 15

flexion

Answer 15

closing the angle at a joint

Question 16

extension

Answer 16

opening the angle at a joint

Question 17

pronation

Answer 17

turning downward

Question 18

supination

Answer 18

turning upward

Question 19

eversion

Answer 19

turning outward

Question 20

inversion

Answer 20

turning inward

Question 21

dorsiflexion

Answer 21

bending backward

Question 22

plantar flexion

Answer 22

bending the sole of the foot

Question 23

my/o

Answer 23

muscle

Question 24

muscul/o

Answer 24

muscle

Question 25

in/o

Answer 25

fiber

Question 26

fasci/o

Answer 26

facsia

Question 27

ten/o

Answer 27

tendon

Question 28

tendin/o

Answer 28

tendon

Question 29

ton/o

Answer 29

tone

Question 30

erg/o

Answer 30

work

Question 31

kin/o-

Answer 31

movement

Question 32

kine

Answer 32

movement

Question 33

kinesi/o

Answer 33

movement

Question 34

kinet/o

Answer 34

movement

Question 35

CK

Answer 35

creatine kinase; enzyme found in muscle tissue

Question 36

ALS

Answer 36

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 37

CFS

Answer 37

chronic fatigue syndrome

Question 38

FMS

Answer 38

fibromyalgia syndrome

Question 39

MG

Answer 39

myasthenia gravis

Question 40

RSI

Answer 40

repetitive strain injury

Question 41

EMG

Answer 41

electromyography

Question 42

glycogen

Answer 42

complex sugar stored in liver and muscles for energy

Question 43

kinesthesia

Answer 43

awareness of movement

Question 44

myoglobin

Answer 44

protein similar to hemoglobin; stores oxygen in muscle cells

Question 45

RLS

Answer 45

restless leg syndrome

Question 46

tetany

Answer 46

tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction; spasm

Question 47

torticollis

Answer 47

spasmodic contraction of the neck

Question 48

OT

Answer 48

occupational therapy

Question 49

PT

Answer 49

physical therapy

Question 50

CPK

Answer 50

creatine phosphokinase

Question 51

CTS

Answer 51

carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 52

LLE

Answer 52

left lower extremity

Question 53

LUE

Answer 53

left upper extremity

Question 54

MMT

Answer 54

manual muscle test

Question 55

PT

Answer 55

physical therapy

Question 56

RICE

Answer 56

rest, ice, compression, elevation

Question 57

RLE

Answer 57

right lower extremity

Question 58

RUE

Answer 58

right upper extremity

Question 59

RLS

Answer 59

restless leg syndrome

Question 60

ROM

Answer 60

range of motion

Question 61

RSI

Answer 61

repetitive strain injury

Question 62

RTC

Answer 62

rotator cuff

Question 63

SITS

Answer 63

supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis