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muscle test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Situated below or underneath, directed downward _____. | inferior |
| Placed crosswise _____. | transverse |
| Placed toward the belly or pertaining to the abdomen _____. | ventral |
| Situated towards the front _____. | anterior |
| Situated towards the side _____. | lateral |
| In a direction that is towards the front and underneath _____. | anteroinferior |
| In a direction that is above and to the side _____. | superolateral |
| Toward the back and side _____. | posterolateral |
| Middle and lower _____. | medioinferior |
| Towards the middle and front _____. | medioanterior |
| Body movements are produced by | muscles. |
| If a medical term ends in -is, it is highly likely that it is a | muscle. |
| The biceps muscles are part of the | upper arm musculature. |
| The peroneus brevis is found in the | leg. |
| The gluteus (minimus, maximus) is the major muscle of the rear end. | maximus |
| The triceps muscles are located in the | arm |
| The major muscle found at the back of the calf is the (calcaneal, gastrocnemius). | gastrocnemius |
| The (Achilles, talar) is the thickest, strongest tendon in the body. | Achilles |
| The sternocleidomastoid muscle is found in the (torso, neck). | neck |
| The terms used to describe muscle length are longus and (brevis, talar). | brevis |
| The muscle that allows the human being to smile is the (risorius, talar). | risorius |
| The (corrugator, hyoglossal) muscle is associated with frowning. | corrugator |
| vastus lateralis _____ | leg |
| greater trochanter _____. | leg |
| triceps _____. | arm |
| pectoralis major _____. | chest |
| platysma _____. | neck |
| deltoid _____. | shoulder |
| supraspinatus _____. | shoulder |
| hallucis longus _____. | leg |
| hypothenar muscles _____. | hand |
| brachioradialis _____. | arm |
| ganglion | Thin walled cyst |
| myopathy | Any disease of the muscles |
| fibromyalgia | Myofascial pain syndrome: achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness |
| atony | Lack of normal muscle strength |
| atrophy | Wasting away or weakening of muscle fibers |
| paralysis | Loss of nervous control of muscle, e.g., paraplegia |
| myalgia | Muscle pain |
| rigor mortis | Muscular hardness after death |
| tennis elbow | Lateral or medial epicondylitis |
| cramp | A sustained muscular spasm or contraction accompanied by severe pain |
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