Chapter 7 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
A wide, thin, sheetlike tendon is known as an: | aponeuorsis |
Smooth muscle is also called: | visceral |
The medical term or pain the arm is: | brachialgia |
A chronic disease characterized by muscular weakness is known as: | myasthenia gravis |
To knead, apply pressure and friction to external body tissues is known as: | massage |
The point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves is called: | insertion |
In the term amputation, the root amputat means: | to cut through |
The _____ muscle raises and rotates the arm: | deltoid |
In the term dermatomyositis, the combining form my/o means: | muscle |
A condition with widespread muscular pain and debilitating fatigue is known as: | fibromyalgia |
In the term quadriceps, the prefix quadri- means: | four |
In the term tenodesis, the suffix -desis means: | binding |
In the term intramuscular, the prefix intra- means: | within |
In the term diathermy, the root therm means: | hot, heat |
In the term hydrotherapy, the suffix -therapy means: | treatment |
In the term tenodynia, the suffix -dynia means: | pain |
A muscle having three heads with a single insertion is called: | triceps |
The surgical removal of a limb, part, or other appendage is: | amputation |
The medical term for a lack of muscle tone is: | flaccid |
In the term rheumatism, the root rheumat means: | discharge |
In the term torsion, the root tors means: | twisted |
In the term myomalacia, the suffix -malacia means: | softening |
The ______ is a partition that separates the chest and abdominal cavities. | diaphragm |
A term used to describe the muscles immediately surrounding the shoulder joint is: | rotator cuff |
A protein found in muscle cells is called: | lactic dehydrogenase |
Movement of each joint through its full range of motion is what type of exercise? | Range of motion |
What is the treatment of choice for soft tissue injuries and muscle injuries? | cryotherapy |
The _______ position is where the body is erect, head facing forward, arms by the side with palms to the front. | anatomic |
A band of fibrous connective tissue attaching muscles to bones is a: | tendon |
In the term contracture, the root tract means: | to draw |
Muscles make up approximately ____ percent of a person's body weight. | 42 |
Excessive, forcible stretching of a muscle is known as a/an: | strain |
Skeletal muscle is known as ____ muscles. | Voluntary and striated |
Name the muscle that rotates and laterally flexes the neck. | Sternocleidomastoid |
The sartorius muscle _____. | Flexes and rotates the thigh and leg |
The muscle which adducts, extends, and rotates the arm is: | latissimus dorsi |
There are _____ skeletal muscles. | 600 |
_____ allows muscles to change shape by becoming shorter and thicker. | Contractility |
In _____ muscles receive and respond to stimulation. | Excitability |
A muscle that acts with another muscle to produce movement is termed a/an: | synergist |
The primary function of muscles is: | movement, posture, and to produce heat |
The root in abductor means: | to lead |
The term ataxia means: | lack of muscular coordination |
The suffix in the term atrophy means nourishment and ______. | development |
Brachialgia means: | pain in the arm |
The term dactylospasm is defined as: | cramp of a finger or toe |
A chronic disease characterized by a progressive muscular weakness is: | mysathenia gravis |
Myokinesis is defined as: | muscular motion |
The medical term for softening of muscle tissue is: | myomalacia |
The suffix in myoplasty means: | surgical repair |
The root in myosarcoma means: | tumor |
Inflammation of muscle tissue is termed: | myositis |
A tumor of striated muscle tissue is known as a: | rhabdomyoma |
The root mast in sternocleidomastoid means: | breast |
A pain in a tendon is termed: | tenodynia |
The position used for patients with dyspnea is: | orthopneic |
Which position is used as a reference in designating the site or direction of a body structure? | Anatomic |
A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle: | antagonist |
Pertaining to within a muscle | intramuscular |
Slowness of motion | bradykinesia |
A muscle that raises a part | levator |
Muscle weakness | myasthenia |
Suture of a muscle wound | myorrhaphy |
Softening of muscle tissue | myomalacia |
Pertaining to under the control of one's will | Voluntary |
Lack of muscle tone | flaccid |
Paralysis affecting many muscles | polyplegia |
Pertaining to certain muscles that work together | synergetic |
Surgical binding of a tendon | tenodesis |
A state of tiredness occurring in a muscle as a result of repeated contractions | fatigue |
Bodily postures or attitude | position |
An artificial device, organ, or part such as a hand, arm, leg, or hip | prosthesis |
hydro- | water |
brady- | slow |
con- | together |
dys- | difficult |
poly- | many |
tri- | three |
brach/i | arm |
cleido/o | clavicle |
dactyl/o | finger or toe |
erget | work |
fasc | a band |
my/o | muscle |
rhabd/o | rod |
sarc/o | flesh |
stern/o | sternum |
ten/o | tendon |
tort/i | twisted |
-asthenia | weakness |
-ceps | head |
-kinesia | motion |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-rraphy | suture |
-ure | process |
FROM | Full range of motion |
LOM | loss of motion |
MS | musculoskeletal |
IM | intramuscular |
ROM | range of motion |
NSAIDS | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
WT | weight |
TPW | total body weight |
Ht | height |
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