Ch 4 Med term quiz practice
Which abbreviation is a record of the strength and quality of muscle contractions?
EMG
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?
TKA
Movement away from the midline of the body is called:
abduction
The type of movement that a skeletal muscle produces is called its:
action
The clavicle is commonly referred to as the:
collar bone
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to detect osteoporosis?
dual-energy absorptiometry
The opposite action from flexion is:
extension
Which of the following bones is NOT part of the skull?
hyoid
Which of the following terms means an increase in muscle bulk?
hypertrophy
When a skeletal muscle is attached to two bones, the more movable of the bones is located where the muscle ends and is called the:
insertion
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of muscles found in the body?
motor
Surgery performed to realign bone fragments is called
open reduction
Which of the following types of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased or weakened?
pathologic fracture
The illium is part of the
pelvic girdle
Which of the following bones is the shoulder blade?
scapula
Which type of bones are roughly as long as they are wide?
short
A hollow cavity within a bone is called a:
sinus
Which of the following types of muscle is also called visceral muscle?
smooth
Which of the following is a sudden, involuntary, strong muscle contraction?
spasm
________ is the forward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it.
spondylolisthesis
Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly that affects which bone?
vertebrae
Where would you NOT find smooth muscle?
heart
Intermittent claudication is:
severe leg pain when walking very short distances
Applying a pulling force on a fracture to restore normal alignment is called:
traction
Which of the following types of muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs?
visceral