front 1 Image Labeling | back 1 no data |
front 2 What is the medical term for movement toward the midline? | back 2 adduction (AD- means toward, DUCT means to lead, and -ION means action) |
front 3 What is the medical term for a disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body? | back 3 polymyositis (POLY- means many, MYOS means muscle, and -ITIS means inflammation). |
front 4 What is the medical term for the release of a tendon from adhesions? | back 4 tenolysis (TEN/O means tendon, and -LYSIS means to set free). |
front 5 What is the medical term for paralysis of all four extremities? | back 5 quadriplegia (QUADR/I means four, and -PLEGIA means paralysis). |
front 6 What is the medical term for a band of fibers that hold structures together abnormally? | back 6 adhesion |
front 7 Which specialist works under a physician's supervision to develop, implement, and coordinate exercise programs? | back 7 exercise physiologist |
front 8 Which option describes chronic fatigue syndrome? | back 8 a disorder of unknown cause that affects many body systems and is characterized by profound fatigue |
front 9 Which of the following is a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles? | back 9 muscular dystrophy |
front 10 What is the medical term for decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint? | back 10 flexion (FLEX means to bend and -ION means action). |
front 11 Which of the following options describes circumduction? | back 11 the circular movement at the far end of a limb |
front 12 Which of the following health care providers specializes in the prevention and treatment of injuries of the bones, joints, and muscles? | back 12 sports medicine physician |
front 13 What does the word root SARC mean in the term sarcopenia? | back 13 flesh (SARC/O means flesh and -PENIA means deficiency). |
front 14 What is singultus commonly known as? | back 14 hiccups |
front 15 A diagnostic test involving recording the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation is known as ---. | back 15 electromyography (ELECTR/O means electricity, MY/O means muscle, and -GRAPHY means the process of producing a picture or record). |
front 16 Brian Hamilton has ---, which is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding his elbow. | back 16 epicondylitis (EPI- means on, CONDYL means condyle, and -ITIS means inflammation). |
front 17 --- muscles are attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body movements possible. | back 17 Skeletal |
front 18 Ginger Williams has pain in her heel caused by a calcium deposit. This calcium deposit is known as a heel ---. | back 18 spur |
front 19 The weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures is known as ---. | back 19 atrophy |
front 20 A/An --- blocker is a drug that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the transmission of nerve stimuli to the muscles. | back 20 neuromuscular |
front 21 One of the signs of Parkinson’s disease is ---, or extreme slowness in movement. | back 21 bradykinesia (BRADY- means slow, KINES means movement, and -IA means condition). |
front 22 Inflammation of the sheath surrounding a tendon is known as ---. | back 22 tenosynovitis (TEN/O means tendon, SYNOV means synovial membrane, and -ITIS means inflammation). |
front 23 chronic pain disorder that affects muscles and fascia throughout the body is called ---. | back 23 myofascial pain syndrome |
front 24 The suffix -RHAPHY in the term myorrhaphy means ---. | back 24 surgical suturing (MY/O means muscle and -RRHAPHY means surgical suturing). |
front 25 Select word parts from the selection menus below to construct the correct medical term for the definition. Clue: abnormally increased muscle function or activity | back 25 HYPER-KINES-IA (HYPER- means excessive, KINES means movement, and -IA means condition). |
front 26 Select word parts from the selection menus below to construct the correct medical term for the definition. Clue: inflammation of a fascia | back 26 FASCI-ITIS (FASCI means fascia, and -ITIS means inflammation). |