FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERMS CH 4 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERMS CH 4 EXAM

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Question 1: myoclonus

Answer:

The sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

Question 2: paresis

Answer:

muscular weakness

Question 3: lateralis

Answer:

toward the side

Question 4: transverse

Answer:

crosswise

Question 5: myolysis

Answer:

the degeneration of muscle tissue

Question 6: Myorrhexis

Answer:

the rupture or tearing of a muscle

Question 7: Intermittent claudication

Answer:

pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest

Question 8: Overuse tendinitis

Answer:

inflammation of tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of a joint

Question 9: myocardial

Answer:

heart muscle

Question 10: Impingement syndrome

Answer:

occurs when inflamed and swollen tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint

Question 11: hamstring injury

Answer:

a strain or tear on any of the three muscles that straighten the hip and bend the knee

Question 12: myocele

Answer:

the protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in the fascia surrounding it

Question 13: Torticollis

Answer:

A stiff neck due to a spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles

Question 14: fibromyalgia syndrome

Answer:

Individuals displaying symptoms of pain in their arms and legs, fatigue and diffuse joint and bone pain are suffering from a chronic condition known as

Question 15: dorsiflexion

Answer:

when a foot bends upward at the ankle

Question 16: sphincter

Answer:

ring-like muscle

Question 17: Myofascial release

Answer:

a specialized soft-tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such as fibromyalgia

Question 18: rectus

Answer:

straight

Question 19: myoparesis

Answer:

weakness or slight muscular paralysis

Question 20: oblique

Answer:

slanted at an angle

Question 21: Hyperkinesia

Answer:

abnormally increased muscle function or activity AKA hyperactivity

Question 22: deltoid

Answer:

muscular cap of shoulder

Question 23: flexion

Answer:

the movement during which the knees or elbows are bent to decrease the angle of the joints

Question 24: paraplegia

Answer:

paralysis of lower half of the body

Question 25: deltoid muscle

Answer:

forms the muscular cap of the shoulder

Question 26: tendon

Answer:

fibrous connective tissue

Question 27: -plegia

Answer:

paralysis (or stroke?)

Question 28: sphincter

Answer:

ring-like