FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM

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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM

CHAP.. 4 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: tenodesis

Answer:

surgical suturing of the end of tendon to a bone

Question 2: myomalacia

Answer:

abnormal softening of muscle tissue

Question 3: kinesiology

Answer:

study of principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

Question 4: hyperkinesia

Answer:

hyperactivity, abnormally increased muscle function or activity

Question 5: myosclerosis

Answer:

hardening of muscle tissue

Question 6: bradykinesia

Answer:

extreme slowness in movement, symptom of parkinsons disease

Question 7: fasciitis

Answer:

inflammation of fascia, also known as fascitis

Question 8: myectomy

Answer:

surgical excision of portion of a muscle or a muscle

Question 9: epicondylitis

Answer:

inflammation of tissue surrounding the elbow, also known as tennis elbow

Question 10: tenalgia

Answer:

pain in a tendon, also known as tenodynia

Question 11: fasciorrhaphy

Answer:

surgical suturing of a tore fascia

Question 12: myoparesis

Answer:

weakness or slight muscular paralysis

Question 13: electromyography

Answer:

diagnostic test that measures electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation, records strength of muscle contractions

Question 14: paraplegia

Answer:

paralysis of both legs and lower part of body

Question 15: hemiplegia

Answer:

total paralysis affecting only one side of the body, associated with stroke or brain damage

Question 16: tenoplasty

Answer:

surgical repair of a tendon, also known as tendinoplasty

Question 17: myocardium

Answer:

forms muscles of walls of the heart, also known as cardiac muscle and myocardial muscle

Question 18: myorrhexis

Answer:

rupture or tearing of a muscle

Question 19: myalgia

Answer:

tenderness or pain in muscles, also known as myodynia

Question 20: dystaxia

Answer:

mild form of ataxia, inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, diffculty controlling voluntary movement, also known as partial ataxia

Question 21: polymyositis

Answer:

muscle disease characterized by simultaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body

Question 22: myocele

Answer:

herniation of muscle substance through a tear in fascia surrounding it

Question 23: nocturnal myoclonus

Answer:

jerking of limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep

Question 24: myoplasty

Answer:

surgical repair of a muscle

Question 25: dyskinesia

Answer:

distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as in a tic or spasm

Question 26: fasciotomy

Answer:

surgical incision through fascia to relieve tension or pressure

Question 27: myositis

Answer:

muscle diease characterized by the simutaneous inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles

Question 28: myotonia

Answer:

neuromuscular disorder characterized by slow relaxation of muscles after voluntary contraction