Terminology Flashcards
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The term amyoplasia refers to the:
a. Lack of muscle formation or development
b. Paralysis of muscles
c. Muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body
d. Any disease of a muscle
c
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____________________ is known as the destruction of the rod-shaped muscle cells?
a. Hypertrophy
b. Rhabdomyolysis
c. Hypoplasia
d. Necrosis
b
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Which of the following is the definition of aponeurosis?
a. An acute tendon injury in which the tendon is forcibly torn away from its attachment side on the bone
b. Temporary muscular stiffening that follows death
c. Rapid involuntary muscle contractions that release waste heat
d. Sheet-like dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that binds muscles together or connects muscle to bone
c
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The prefix onych- refers to which of the following?
a. Claw, nail
b. Cell
c. Clotting process
d. Cornea
a
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Clonic spasm refers to:
a. An acute involuntary muscle contraction
b. A continuous spasm
c. Alternating spasm and muscle relaxation
d. Painful, sustained muscle contractions caused by toxins
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The term atrophy refers to:
a. All four limbs
b. Wasting away
c. Muscle stretch
d. Inflammation of muscles
b
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The term tetraparesis refers to the:
a. Muscular weakness in all four limbs
b. Inflammation of nerves
c. Inflammation of many muscles
d. A continuous spasm
d
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The suffix -rrhage refers to which of the following?
a. Expansion, dilation
b. Excessive flow
c. Sensation
d. Flow, flowing
d
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The term acardia refers to which of the following?
a. Disease affecting the muscles of the heart
b. Excessive growth of the auricles
c. Absence of the heart
d. Pertaining to the heart and to the blood vessels
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Which of the following terms pertains to the upper and lower chambers of the heart?
a. Atriotomy
b. Atrioventricular
c. Valvulosis
d. Avascular necrosis
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