FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEDTERM 4

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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEDTERM 4

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Question 1: intermittent claudication

Answer:

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

Question 2: nocturnal myoclonus

Answer:

Jerking of the limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep.

Question 3: carpal tunnel syndrome

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Symptoms occur when the tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel are chronically overused and become inflamed and swollen.

Question 4: Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures.

Question 5: Adhesion

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A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally.

Question 6: plantar fasciitis

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An inflammation of the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot. This condition causes foot or heel pain when walking or running.

Question 7: Tenolysis

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The release of a tendon from adhesions; also known as tendolysis.

Question 8: Bradykinesia

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Extreme slowness in movement.

Question 9: Sphincter

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A ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway.

Question 10: ganglion cyst

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A harmless fluidfilled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist.

Question 11: Physiatrist

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A physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function.

Question 12: Electromyography

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A diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation.

Question 13: impingement syndrome

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

Question 14: Dorsiflexion

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The movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle.

Question 15: Insertion

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Where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon.

Question 16: Atonic

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Lacking normal muscle tone or strength.

Question 17: Paralysis

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The loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movements in a muscle through disease or injury to its nerve supply.

Question 18: Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four extremities.

Question 19: Pronation

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The act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward.

Question 20: Sarcopenia

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The loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that come with aging.

Question 21: muscular dystrophy

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A group of genetic diseases that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement, without affecting the nervous system.

Question 22: Circumduction

Answer:

The circular movement at the far end of a limb.

Question 23: spasmodic torticollis

Answer:

A stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles that pull the head toward the affected side; also known as wryneck.

Question 24: Hypotonia

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A condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles.

Question 25: shin splint

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A painful condition caused by the tibialis anterior muscle tearing away from the tibia (shin bone).

Question 26: range of motion testing

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A diagnostic procedure to evaluate joint mobility and muscle strength.

Question 27: myasthenia gravis

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A chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles.

Question 28: Contracture

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The permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin that occurs when normally elastic connective tissues are replaced with nonelastic fibrous tissues.