FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM

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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM

CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS

Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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-Guarantee passing score -103 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: kinesiology

Answer:

study of muscular mactivity or movement

Question 2: fasci/o

Answer:

fascia

Question 3: spasmodic torticollis

Answer:

AKA 'wryneck'; stiff neck due to spasms that cause the neck to pull the head to one side

Question 4: circumduction

Answer:

turns at the far end

Question 5: tenodesis

Answer:

suture the end of a tendon to a bone

Question 6: tenoplasty

Answer:

surgical repair of a tendon

Question 7: myalgia

Answer:

muscle pain

Question 8: hypokinesia

Answer:

abnormally decreased motor function

Question 9: carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer:

pain, burning, and tingling in the fingers caused by pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel at the wrist

Question 10: range of motion exercises (ROM)

Answer:

full range of a muscle's movement; help strength, flexibility, mobility

Question 11: sphincter

Answer:

ringlike that constricts the opening of a passageway

Question 12: singultus

Answer:

myoclonus of the diaphragm; hiccups

Question 13: quadriceps

Answer:

pertaining to four muscle divisions

Question 14: myosclerosis

Answer:

abnormal hardening of muscle tissue

Question 15: myasthenia

Answer:

muscle weakness from any cause

Question 16: quadriplegia

Answer:

paralysis of all four extremities

Question 17: dorsiflexion

Answer:

bends the foot upward at the ankle

Question 18: extension

Answer:

increases an angle as in straightening a joint

Question 19: myoclonus

Answer:

spasm or twitching of muscles

Question 20: shin splint

Answer:

pain caused by the muscle tearing tearing away from the tibia

Question 21: myomalacia

Answer:

abnormal softening of muscle tissue

Question 22: elevation

Answer:

raises a body part

Question 23: myositis

Answer:

inflammation of a muscle

Question 24: strain

Answer:

injury to the body of a muscle or attachment of the tendon; usually involves a stretched or torn muscle or tendon

Question 25: myorrhaphy

Answer:

to suture a muscle wound

Question 26: myoplasty

Answer:

surgical repair of a muscle

Question 27: orthopedic surgeon

Answer:

treats injuries and disorders of bone, joints, muscle & tendons

Question 28: atrophty

Answer:

muscle weakness and wasting