MedTerm ch 4 – Flashcards

The ____ muscles are under voluntary control

A ____ is a calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near its attachment to the calcaneus bone

Turning the hand so that palm is upward is called

One of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease is ____, which is extreme slowness of movement

A ____ is a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function

The term ____ means pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia

A ____ is a narrow band of nonelastic, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

A band of fibers that holds structures together abnormally is an ____. These bands can form as the result of an injury or surgery

The paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body is known as

The surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to a bone is known as

An ____ is administered to suppress smooth muscle contractions of the stomach, intestine, or bladder

The medical term for hiccups is

Myasthenia ____ is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles

A ____ cyst is a harmless fluid-filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist

____ is the movement that turns the palm of the hand downward or backward

The term ____ means the rupture or tearing of a muscle

The term meaning the degeneration of muscle tissue is

The term ____ means abnormally increased muscle function or activity

A ____ injury can be a strain or tear on any of the three muscles that straighten the hip and bend the knee

The specialized soft-tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such as fibromy-algia syndrome, movement restrictions, and temporomandibular joint disorders is known as

T/F: Overuse tendinitis is inflammation of tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of a joint

T/F: Hemiplegia is the total paralysis of the lower half of the body

T/F: A spasm is a sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles

T/F: Ataxia is the distortion of voluntary contraction of one or more muscles

T/F: Striated muscles are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands

George Quinton developed a swelling on the outer surface of his wrist. His doctor diagnosed this as being a ____ and explained that this was a harmless fluid-filled swelling

Raul Valladares has a protrusion of a muscle substance through a tear in the fascia surrounding it. This condition is known as

Louisa Ferraro experienced ____ of her leg muscles due to the disuse of these muscles over a long period of tie

Jasmine Franklin has ____. This is a condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

Carolyn Goodwin complained of profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and was made worse by physical or mental activity. After ruling out other causes, her physician diagnosed her condition as being

Chuan Lee, who is a runner, required treatment for ____ ____. This condition is a painful inflammation of the Achilles tendon caused by excessive stress being placed on that tendon

For the first several days after his fall, Bob Hill suffered severe muscle pain. This condition is known as

Jorge Guendulay could not play for his team because of a ____ ____. This is a painful condition caused by the muscle tearing away from the tibia

Due to a spinal cord injury, Marissa Giannati suffers from ____, which is paralysis of all four limbs

Duncan McDougle has slight paralysis on one side of his body. This condition, which was caused by a stroke, is known as

The term muscular ____ describes a group of genetic disease characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles

The surgical enlargement of the carpal tunnel or cutting of the carpal ligament to relieve nerve pressure is called

During ____, the arm moves inward and toward the side of the body

The surgical incision into a muscle is known as

The term ____ means bending the foot upward at the ankle