Muscles

Question 1

Bi-

Answer 1

Twice, double, two

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

Hernia, tumor, swelling

Question 3

Dys-

Answer 3

Bad, difficult, painful

Question 4

Fascio-

Answer 4

Fascia, fibrous band

Question 5

-ia

Answer 5

Abnormal condition, disease

Question 6

-ic

Answer 6

Pertaining to

Question 7

Kinesio-

Answer 7

Movement

Question 8

Myo-

Answer 8

Muscle

Question 9

-plegia

Answer 9

Paralysis, stroke

Question 10

-rrhexis

Answer 10

Rupture

Question 11

Taxo-

Answer 11

Coordination, order

Question 12

Tendo/ tendino-

Answer 12

Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

Question 13

Tono-

Answer 13

Tone, stretching, tension

Question 14

Tri-

Answer 14

Three

Question 15

Muscle fibers

Answer 15

Long, slender cells that make up muscles

Question 16

Fascia

Answer 16

A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together

Question 17

Tendon

Answer 17

A narrow band of nonelastic, dense , fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

Question 18

Myofascial

Answer 18

Pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

Question 19

Patellar tendon

Answer 19

Muscles attach to the bottom of the kneecap or patella

Question 20

Aponeurosis

Answer 20

A sheet like fibrous connective tissue resembling a flattened tendon that connects muscles together or to a bone

Question 21

Skeletal muscles

Answer 21

Are attached to the bones of the skeleton AND make body motions possible

Question 22

Smooth muscles

Answer 22

Located in the walls of internal organs. Function: to move and control the flow of fluids through digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts

Question 23

Cardi-

Answer 23

Heart

Question 24

Muscle innervation

Answer 24

The stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve

Question 25

Neuromuscular

Answer 25

Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and a muscle

Question 26

Contraction

Answer 26

Tightening of a muscle

Question 27

Relaxation

Answer 27

When a muscle returns to its original form

Question 28

Abduction

Answer 28

The movement of a limb AWAY from the midline of the body

Question 29

Adduction

Answer 29

The movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

Question 30

Flexion

Answer 30

Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

Question 31

Extension

Answer 31

Increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb

Question 32

Hyperextension

Answer 32

The extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond it’s normal limit

Question 33

Elevation

Answer 33

The act of raising or lifting a body part

Question 34

Depression

Answer 34

The act of lowering a body part

Question 35

Rotation

Answer 35

A circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint

Question 36

Circumduction

Answer 36

The circular movement at the far end of a limb

Question 37

Humerus

Answer 37

The bone of the upper arm

Question 38

Supination

Answer 38

The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned forward or upward

Question 39

Pronation

Answer 39

The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned downward or backwards

Question 40

Dorsiflexion

Answer 40

The movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Question 41

Origin

Answer 41

Where the muscle begins and is closest to midline

Question 42

Insertion

Answer 42

Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon

Question 43

Cleido

Answer 43

Collar bone

Question 44

Sterno

Answer 44

Breastbone

Question 45

Pectoralis major

Answer 45

A thick fan shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall

Question 46

Lateralis

Answer 46

Towards the side

Question 47

Medialis

Answer 47

Towards the midline

Question 48

Oblique

Answer 48

Slanted at an angle

Question 49

Rectus

Answer 49

In straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

Question 50

Sphincter

Answer 50

A ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

Question 51

Transverse

Answer 51

A crosswise direction

Question 52

Biceps brachii

Answer 52

Formed from two divisions: two and head.

Question 53

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 53

The largest muscle in the butt

Question 54

Deltoid muscle

Answer 54

On the shoulder, shaped like an inverted triangle