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 |