Vocabulary Chapter 7

Question 1

aponeurosis

Answer 1

flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue

Question 2

ataxia

Answer 2

lack of muscular coordination

Question 3

atrophy

Answer 3

lack of nourishment

Question 4

brachialgia

Answer 4

pain in arm

Question 5

bradykinesia

Answer 5

slowness of motion or movement

Question 6

dactylospasm

Answer 6

cramp of a finger or toe

Question 7

dermatomyositis

Answer 7

inflamation of the muscles and the skin

Question 8

diaphragm

Answer 8

separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity

Question 9

dystonia

Answer 9

condition of impaired muscle tone

Question 10

distrophy

Answer 10

abnormal development caused by defective nourishment

Question 11

fascia

Answer 11

thin layer of connective tissue covering supporting or connecting the muscles.

Question 12

fascitis

Answer 12

inflammation of fascia

Question 13

fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)

Answer 13

musculoskeletal pain and fatigue

Question 14

insertion

Answer 14

point of attachment of a muscle to the part it moves

Question 15

isometric

Answer 15

p. to having equal measure - muscle doesn’t shorten

Question 16

isotonic

Answer 16

p. to having the same tone or tension

Question 17

levator

Answer 17

muscle that raises or elevates a part eg. latissimus dorsi

Question 18

muscular dystrophy

Answer 18

progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles.

Question 19

myalgia

Answer 19

pain in the muscle

Question 20

myasthenia gravis (MG)

Answer 20

grave muscle weakness

Question 21

myomalacia

Answer 21

softening of the muscle tissue

Question 22

myoparesis

Answer 22

weakness of the muscle

Question 23

myorrhaphy

Answer 23

surgical suture of a muscle wound

Question 24

myosclerosis

Answer 24

abnormal condition of hardening of the muscle

Question 25

myotome

Answer 25

instrument used to cut muscle

Question 26

myotomy

Answer 26

surgical incision into muscle

Question 27

polyplegia

Answer 27

paralysis affecting many muscles

Question 28

rhabdomyoma

Answer 28

tumor of striated muscle tissue

Question 29

rotator cuff

Answer 29

muscles that stabilize the shoulder

Question 30

sternocleidomastoid

Answer 30

muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle

Question 31

tenodesis

Answer 31

surgical binding of a tendon

Question 32

tenodynia

Answer 32

pain in tendon

Question 33

tetany

Answer 33

cramps, convulsions, & twitching of the muscles

Question 34

torsion

Answer 34

process of being twisted

Question 35

anatomic

Answer 35

body erect, head facing forward, arms by the sides with palms to the front

Question 36

Fowler's

Answer 36

patient sitting up with knees elevated

Question 37

lithotomy

Answer 37

on back with lower extremities flexed and feet placed in stirrups

Question 38

electromyography

Answer 38

test to measure electrical activity across muscle membranes