rad tech 7

Question 1

arthralgia

Answer 1

pain in the joints; symptom present in many joint diseases

Question 2

atrophy

Answer 2

wasting away; without development

Question 3

cardiac muscle

Answer 3

specialized type of muscle that forms the wall of the heart

Question 4

contract, contraction

Answer 4

a reduction in size, especially of the muscle fiber

Question 5

fascia

Answer 5

thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue that penetrate and cover the entire muscle, holding the fibers together

Question 6

involuntary muscle

Answer 6

muscles that act without conscious control. they are controlled by the autonomic nervous system and hormones

Question 7

muscle fiber

Answer 7

the name given to the individual muscle cell

Question 8

skeletal muscle

Answer 8

muscles that attach to the bones of the skeleton. they act voluntarily

Question 9

smooth muscle

Answer 9

muscles found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach, intestines, respiratory passageways, and blood vessels; aka visceral muscles. they act involuntarily

Question 10

straited muscles

Answer 10

muscles that have a striped appearance when viewed under a microscope

Question 11

tendon

Answer 11

a strong fibrous band of tissue that extends from a muscle. attaching it to the bone by becoming continous with the periosteum of the bone

Question 12

visceral muscle

Answer 12

muscles of the internal organs

Question 13

voluntary muscle

Answer 13

muscles that operate under conscious control. those that are responsible for movement of the face, eyes, tongue and pharynx

Question 14

bucco-

Answer 14

cheek

Question 15

dys-

Answer 15

bad, difficult, painful

Question 16

fasci/o

Answer 16

band of fibrous tissue

Question 17

fiber/o

Answer 17

fiber

Question 18

-graphy

Answer 18

process of recording

Question 19

leiomy

Answer 19

smooth muscle

Question 20

my/o

Answer 20

muscle

Question 21

pector/o

Answer 21

pertaining to the chest

Question 22

rhabdomy/o

Answer 22

striated muscle/ skeletal muscle

Question 23

trop/o

Answer 23

development

Question 24

rotator cuff tear

Answer 24

a tear in the muscles that form a cuff over the upper end of the arm

Question 25

IM

Answer 25

intramuscular

Question 26

MD

Answer 26

muscular dystrophy

Question 27

DTR

Answer 27

deep tendon reflexes

Question 28

EMG

Answer 28

electromyography

Question 29

fibrous joint

Answer 29

the surface of the bones fit closely together and are held together by the fibrous connective tissue. immovable joint

Question 30

cartilage joint

Answer 30

the bones are connected by cartilage, as in the symphysis; limited movement

Question 31

synovial joint

Answer 31

the bones have a space between them called the joint cavity; free movement

Question 32

hinge joint

Answer 32

allows movement in one direction

Question 33

ball and socket joint

Answer 33

allows movement in the many directions around a central point

Question 34

rotation

Answer 34

a movement that involves the turning of a bone on its own axis

Question 35

circumduction

Answer 35

the movement of an extremity around in a circular motion; ball and socket joint

Question 36

bunion

Answer 36

abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of a great toe

Question 37

crepitation

Answer 37

clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement

Question 38

ligaments

Answer 38

connective tissue bands that join bone to bone, offering support to the joint

Question 39

sciatic

Answer 39

inflammation of the sciatic nerve, marked by pain and tenderness along the path of the nerve through the thigh and leg

Question 40

subluxation

Answer 40

an incomplete dislocation

Question 41

ankly/o

Answer 41

stiff

Question 42

articul/o

Answer 42

joint

Question 43

athr/o

Answer 43

joint

Question 44

burs/o

Answer 44

bursa

Question 45

-centesis

Answer 45

surgical puncture

Question 46

-desis

Answer 46

binding or surgical fusion

Question 47

-scopy

Answer 47

process of viewing with an endoscope

Question 48

arthritis

Answer 48

inflammation of joints

Question 49

gout

Answer 49

form of acute arthritis that is most often characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the great toe; may also be in hands or spine

Question 50

lyme disease

Answer 50

is an acute, recurrent, inflammatory infection transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick

Question 51

rhemumatoid arthritis

Answer 51

is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects multiple joints of the body, mainly the small peripheral joints such as in those of the hands and feet

Question 52

sprain

Answer 52

pain, swelling, decreased motion and some disability of affected area

Question 53

strain

Answer 53

pain, localized tenderness, possible muscle spasms, and decreased motion of affected area

Question 54

ESR

Answer 54

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 55

HNP

Answer 55

herniated nucleus pulposus

Question 56

OA

Answer 56

osteoathritis

Question 57

PIP

Answer 57

proximal interphalangeal joint

Question 58

RA

Answer 58

rheumatoid athritis

Question 59

RF

Answer 59

rheumatoid factor

Question 60

SLE

Answer 60

systemic lupus erythematosus