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Haney Med Term ch7
Haney Medical term c7- KS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The body contains three types of muscles. What are they? | Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. |
| What are skeletal muscles also known as? | Voluntary muscles |
| What are smooth muscles also called? | Visceral muscles |
| Thin sheet of fibrous connective tissue that penetrate and cover the entire muscle, holding the fibers together. | Fascia |
| A specialized type of muscle that forms the wall of the heart? | Cardiac muscle |
| The point of attachment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable. | Origin |
| Muscles that act without conscious control. | Involuntary muscles |
| Muscles that operate under conscious control. | Voluntary muscles |
| Muscles that attach to the bones of the skeleton. | Skeletal muscle |
| Muscles that are found on the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach, intestines, respiratory passageways, and blood vessels. | Smooth muscle |
| Muscles that have a striped appearance when viewed under a microscope. | Striated muscle |
| Wasting away | Atrophy |
| A reduction in size. | Contraction |
| Pain in the joints. | Arthralgia |
| A strong fibrous band of tissue that extends from a muscle, attaching it to the bone. | Tendon |
| The main part of the body, to which the head and the extremities are attached. | Trunk |
| Muscles of internal organs | Visceral muscle |
| This muscle forms most of the fleshy part of the buttock. | Gluteus maximus |
| A muscle that has two heads, both of which originate from the scapula and insert on the radius. | Biceps brachii |
| A muscle that has three head, which originate from the scapula and the humerus and insert onto the olecranon process or the ulna. | Triceps brachii |
| This muscle covers the shoulder joint. | Deltoid |
| A large, fan-shaped muscle that crosses the upper part of the chest. | Pectoralis major |
| A triangular-shaped muscle that extends across the back of the shoulder, covers the back of the neck, and inserts on the clavicle and scapula. | Trapezius |
| Muscle located above and near the ear. | Temporal |
| Muscle located at the fleshy part of the cheek. | Buccinator |
| Muscle located at the angle of the jaw. | Masseter |
| An injury to the body of the muscle or attachment of the tendon, resulting from overstretching, overextention, or misuse. | Strains |
| In this type of joint the surfaces fit closely together. It is immovable. | Fibrous joint |
| In this type of joint the bones are connected by cartilage. It allows limited movement. | Cartilaginous joint |
| In this type of joint the bones have a space between them. It allows free movement. | Synovial joint |
| This type of joint allows movement in one direction- a back and forth type of motion. | Hinge joint |
| This type of joint allows movement in many directions around a central point. | Ball-and-socket joint |
| A straightening motion. Increases the angle between two bones. | Extension |
| The movement of the bone away from the midline of the body. | Abduction |
| The movement of the bone toward the midline of the body. | Adduction |
| The movement that involves the turning of a bone on it's own axis. | Rotation |
| The act of turning the palm up or forward. | Supination |
| The act of turning the palm down or backward. | Pronation |
| Narrows the angle between the leg and the top of the foot. | Dorsiflexion |
| Increases the angle between the leg and the top of the foot. | Plantar flexion |
| The movement of an extremity around in a circular motion. | Circumduction |
| The point at which two joints come together. | Articulation joint |
| A small sac that contains synovial fluid. | Bursa |
| The manual forcing of a joint back into it's original position without making an incision. | Closed manipulation |
| The space between two connecting bones. | Joint cavity |
| Connective tissue bands that join bone to bone, offering support to the joint. | Ligament |
| A vague feeling of weakness. | Malaise |
| Kyphosis | Humpback |
| The insertion of a needle into a cavity for the purpose of withdrawing fluid. | Needle aspiration |
| Increased reaction of the skin to exposure to sunlight. | Photosensitivity |
| Inflammation of the joints. | Arthritis |
| An abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe. | Bunion |
| A cystic tumor developing on a tendon. | Ganglion |
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