Orthopedics-Muscular

When your outstretched arm turns the palm down, this action is known as ________.

pronation

The combining form muscul/o- has the same meaning as which combining form?

My/o-

An assistive device is one that can help a patient ________.

perform ADLs

Trigger points in the muscles that are tender to touch and feel firm are characteristic of which condition?

Fibromyalgia

Myoclonus is characterized by muscle ________.

jerking

The neck muscle that goes from behind the ear to the collar bone and sternum is the ________.

sternocleidomastoid

The patient, who was in a coma for a long time, developed ________, and her extremities become progressively flexed and drawn into a position where they become nearly immovable.

contractures

The suffix -rrhaphy, as in myorrhaphy or tenorrhaphy, means "________."

procedure of suturing

An athletic injury that has pain and inflammation in the flexor muscles over the anterior tibia (shin splints) is located in the ________.

lower leg

A crushing injury to the muscles of the leg causes compartment syndrome, which includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.

1. accumulation of blood in the compartment

2. a fluid-filled cyst on the tendon

3. pressure within the compartment of the leg

4. tissue death and nerve damage

a fluid-filled cyst on the tendon

The orbicularis oculi muscle is a muscle of the head and neck that closes the eyelids. True or False?

True

Which diagnostic procedure uses a needle electrode inserted into the muscle?

Electromyography

Suturing of a torn tendon is a surgical procedure known as ________.

tenorrhaphy

The pectoralis major muscle is located in the ________.

chest

A rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor of the muscle and a rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the tendon. True or False?

False. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the muscle. My/o- means "muscle," sarc/o- means "connective tissue," and -oma means "tumor."

Which of the following is the abbreviation for the government organization that educates healthcare professionals about workplace-related injuries?

1. PM&R

2. NSAID

3. OSHA

4. COTA

OSHA

The combining forms vers/o- and vert/o- mean "________."

travel; turn

The trapezius muscle produces all of the following motions EXCEPT ________.

1. raises the shoulder

2. moves the arm anteriorly and across the chest

3. turns the head from side to side

4. pulls the shoulder blades together

moves the arm anteriorly and across the chest

The edrophonium test is used to diagnose Dupuytren's contracture. True or False?

False. The edrophonium test is used to diagnose myasthenia gravis because edrophonium blocks the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine.

What type of drug is used to relieve muscle spasm and stiffness?

Muscle Relaxant

Muscular dystrophy is a genetic inherited disease due to a mutation of the gene that makes a muscle protein. True or False?

True

Which of the following is a temporary condition characterized by a sudden, severe, involuntary contraction of a muscle, usually in the leg?

1. Tendinitis

2. Muscle sprain

3. Muscle spasm

4. Fibromyalgia

Muscle spasm

The most common site a DTR is performed is at the knee. True or False?

True

Which condition is known as housemaid's knee?

1. Shin splints

2. Tremor

3. Bursitis

4. Tendinitis

Bursitis

Polymyalgia is pain in several muscle groups. True or False?

True

The gastrocnemius muscle ________.

lets you stand on tiptoe

The gastrocnemius muscle propels food through the stomach. True or False?

False. The gastrocnemius muscle is located in the posterior lower leg.

Insertion of a needle to aspirate muscle tissue is known as a closed biopsy. True or False?

True

All of the following could be associated with a patient's rehabilitation EXCEPT ________.

1. OT

2. CPK-MM

3. ADLs

4. PT

CPK-MM

Hamstrings is a collective name for the four muscles on the anterior and lateral aspects of the upper leg. True or False?

False. The collective name is the quadriceps femoris. Hamstrings are on the posterior aspect of the upper leg and there are only three of them.

Which word means "pain in several muscle groups"?

polymyalgia

Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles. True or False?

True

When a muscle tears away from a tendon or a tendon tears away from a bone it is known as a(n) ________.

avulsion

Inflammation of a bursal sac because of repetitive muscular activity is called ________.

bursitis

Pronation means to turn the palm of the hand upward; supination means to turn the palm of the hand down. True or False?

False. Pronation means to turn the palm down; supination means to turn the palm up.

A small, involuntary, sometimes jerky, back-and-forth movement of the hands, neck, jaw, or extremities is known as ________.

a tremor

Which of the following is the characteristic symptom of myasthenia gravis?

1. Gradual paralysis

2. Abnormal fatigue involving skeletal muscles

3. Sudden, temporary muscle spasms

4. Widespread stiffness and internal pain over certain muscles

Abnormal fatigue involving skeletal muscles

The prefix ad- means "________."

toward

Hyperkinesis is the opposite of ________.

bradykinesia

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word hypertrophy (hy-per-troh-fee)?

per

Which is a cordlike, nonelastic, white, fibrous band of connective tissue?

1. Retinaculum

2. Tendon

3. Aponeurosis

4. Bursa

Tendon

Small, involuntary, sometimes jerky, back-and-forth muscle movements are known as spasms. True or False?

False. These are tremors, not spasms.

The combining form supinat/o- means "________."

lying on the back

A muscle biopsy is a surgical procedure to ________.

diagnose muscle weakness that could be caused by many different muscular diseases

Which of the following is an incision into the thin connective tissue sheet that wraps around each individual muscle or a group of muscles?

1. Fasciotomy

2. Myotomy

3. Bursotomy

4. Tenotomy

Fasciotomy

Beta-blocker drugs are used to treat ________.

essential familial tremor

The quadriceps femoris includes all of the following muscles EXCEPT ________.

1. temporalis

2. rectus femoris

3. vastus medialis

4. vastus lateralis

temporalis

The flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle in the hand. True or False?

False. It is a muscle in the foot. Hallux means "great toe."

Surgical removal of the ________ gland is sometimes done to relieve the symptoms of myasthenia gravis.

thymus

The result of a laboratory blood test for CPK-MM would be ________ in patients with muscular dystrophy.

elevated

The intercostal muscles assist with what activity?

Breathing, coughing, or sneezing

Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?

skeletal

Which of these is NOT one of the three types of muscles in the body?

1. Skeletal

2. Triceps

3. Smooth

4. Cardiac

Triceps

A condition in which blunt injury causes some bleeding in the muscle is commonly known as ________.

a bruise

Which disease has a characteristic way that the patient (a child) uses to get up from the floor?

Muscular dystrophy

The abbreviation ROM means ________.

range of motion

The brachioradialis muscle is located in the ________.

upper and lower arm

The literal definition of the word ________ is "pertaining to (the) front part"?

anterior

The patient with cerebral palsy was described as having ataxia. This means that the patient ________.

walks with an uncoordinated gait

Which of the following statements is FALSE about muscular dystrophy?

1. The condition can subside overtime with proper treatment.

2. It is due to mutation of a gene that makes the muscle protein 3. dystrophin.

3. Inability to breathe is the most frequent cause of death.

4. The symptoms begin in early childhood.

The condition can subside overtime with proper treatment.

A disorder of the hand that creates a flexion deformity of the fingers is known as ________.

Dupuytren's contracture

Select the MISSPELLED word.

1. Rhabdomyosarcoma

2. Dyskinesia

3. Ganglian

4. Tremor

Ganglian

All of the following are TRUE about plantar fasciitis EXCEPT ________.

1. it is caused by excessive running or exercise

2. it is treated with a corticosteroid drug injection

3. it is the most common cause of heel pain

4. it is a genetic inherited disease

it is a genetic inherited disease

A flat, wide, white, fibrous sheet of connective tissue that attaches a flat muscle to a bone or to deep muscles is known as a/an ________.

aponeurosis

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of myopathy (my-aw-pah-thee)?

aw

The suffix -oma means "________."

mass, tumor

Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptive device?

1. An extra-large pen that is easy to grasp

2. A spoon that is attached to the wrist

3. An artificial limb

4. A grasper that extends the reach

An artificial limb

The combining form extens/o- means "________."

straightening

Bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as ________.

flexion

The combining form contract/o- means "________."

pull together

The combining form pronat/o- means "________."

face down

Movement of a body part around a central point or axis is known as ________.

rotation

The word rectus in the muscle name rectus abdominis means "slanted." True or False?

False. Rectus means "straight up and down"; this muscle of the abdomen is oriented straight up and down.

Inflammation and pain of the flexor and pronator muscles of the forearm where their tendons originate on the medial epicondyle of the humerus by the elbow joint is known as ________.

pitcher's elbow

Which muscle moves the forehead skin to elevate the eyebrows or wrinkle the forehead?

Frontalis

The latissimus dorsi is a muscle of the ________.

back

The ________ is a large muscle located in the buttocks.

gluteus maximus

Which of the following is an uncomfortable twitching of the muscles of the legs, particularly the calf muscles, along with an indescribable tingling, aching, or crawling-insect sensation?

1. Muscular dystrophy

2. Tremor

3. Restless legs syndrome

4. Myalgia

Restless leg syndrome

Which combining form means "triangle"?

delt/o-

Skeletal muscles are also known as ________ muscles.

voluntary

A rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor in a muscle. True or False?

True

The opposite of muscle atrophy is muscle ________.

hypertrophy

Approximately how many skeletal muscles are in the body?

700

Torticollis is a condition that occurs in the muscles of the ________.

neck

Electromyography is a test done to diagnose myasthenia gravis. True or False?

False. The edrophonium test is diagnostic, although the EMG may be abnormal.

The word used to describe the technique for injecting a drug into a muscle is intermuscular. True or False?

False. The correct word is intramuscular. The prefix inter- means "between"; intra- means "within."

A rotator cuff tear occurs in the ________.

shoulder

Muscles get their names from their shape, size, action, and ________.

location

Which medical word means "muscle wasting"?

atrophy

Abnormally slow skeletal muscle movements associated with Parkinson's disease are known as ________.

bradykinesia

Patients with Parkinson's disease who move with slow, shuffling movements have the muscle condition known as ________.

bradykinesia

The combining form orth/o- in the word orthopedics means "bone." True or False?

False. The combining form orth/o- means "straight."

An EMG is a ________.

procedure to diagnose nerve damage or muscle disease.

A fluid-filled sac that decreases friction where a tendon rubs against a bone near a synovial joint is called a(n) ________.

bursa

Incoordination of the muscles during movement is known as ________.

ataxia

The neurotransmitter that initiates muscle contraction is ________.

acetylcholine

The combining form brachi/o- means "arm." True or Falae?

True

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

1. Fibromialgia

2. Fascia

3. Tenosynovitis

4. Ataxia

Fibromialgia

Inflammation of a cordlike band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is known as ________.

tendinitis

The combining form kines/o- means "________."

movement