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A /An contracutre
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develops when normally elastic connectivve tissues are replaced with nonelastic fibrous tissues
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A calium deposit in the plantar fascia near its attachment to the heel bone is known as/an
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heel spur
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Nonmyoclonus
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is the jerking of the limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep
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Myasthenia gravis
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is a chronic autoimmune diseasse that produces serious weakness of the voluntary
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The sudden involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles is known as
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myoclonus
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epicontylitis
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Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elblow is known as
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Range of motion
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The diagnostic procedure to elevate joint mobility and muscle strength is known as
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Musclar dystrophy
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causes muscle weakness and degeneration without affecting the nervous system
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Inflammation of the shealth surrounding a tendon is known as
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tenosynovitis
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The surgical suturing of muscle is known as a
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myorrhaphy
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The term thrombocytopenia
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means any bloos disorder in which there is not enough platelets
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A/An diuretic
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is a medication administered to rid the body of excess sodium and water
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The term cardiomyopathy
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is used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscle
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deflibrillation
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The use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythum is known as
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ventricular
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tachycardia is very raoid heartbeat that begins within the ventricles
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A/An electrocardiogram
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is a record of the electrical activity of the myocarduim
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Cornonary thrombois
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damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery
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immunosuppresant
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is a medication that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response
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complement
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system is a group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form
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Carcinoma
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in siti describes a malignant tumor in its orginal postion that has not yet disturded or invaded the surrounding tisses
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Radiation therapy that is adminsterd at a distance from the body is known as
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teletherapy
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Hodgkin's lymphoma
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is distinguished from other types other typess of lymphoma by the presence of Reed'Strernberg cells
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The point of at which a muscle begins is known as the
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B.orgin
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The term
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A.flexion means to bend a limb at the joint
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Which of these muscles is formed from the three devisions
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B.triceps branchii
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which term describes the act of raising the ribs when breathing in
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D.elevation
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A ____ is narrow band of non elastic ,dense,fibrous connective tissues that attaches a muscle to a bone
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C.Tendon
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Is the stimulates of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
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A.Muscle innervation
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A physcian who specializes in treating the causes of paralysis and similar muscular disorder is known a/an
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D.neurologist
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A strain or tear on any of the muscles that straighten the hip and bend the knee is known a/an
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D.hamstring injury
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The overextension of alib or body pert beyond its normal limit is known as
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C.Hypertension
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The state of balanced muscle tension that makes normal moement possible is known as
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A.muscle tone
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The removal of a plug of tissue for examination is called
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C.muscle biopsy
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The conditon of having an abnormally slow resting heartbeat is known as
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A. Bradycardia
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Formed in red bone marrow
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B.neutrophils are the most type of white blood cells
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is the red bone marrow are the most common type of white cells
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D.Hemoglobin
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which form condition is aform of vasculitis involving several small and medium arteries as the same timr
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D.vasculitis
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is inflmamation of the heart muscle
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A. myocarditis
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whch bloos test is most accurate at confirming the presence of HIV?
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C.Western blot
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A medication used to treat viral infections is known a/an
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B.antiviral
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is a class os diseases characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells
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A.cancer
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is a rare but aggressive form of breast cancer
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A.inflitrating lobular carcinoma
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which procedure involves the surgical removal of an entire breast and many of the surrounding tissue?
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C.radical mastectomy
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is the use of radioactive materials in contactwith or implanted into the tissues to be treated
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A.Branchytherapy
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which infection is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito?
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C.West Nile virus
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A. Muslce invnervation
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is the stimulatation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
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which term describes a fatty desposit on an artery wall?
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D.plaque
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Anemia
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B,abnornnally few blood cells
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aplastic anemia
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