Ch 5 HW

In order to support the diagnosis of myositis, a(n) ____________ of the muscle tissue was ordered.

Bx

Dr. Novak sent a blood sample to the lab to have the medical technologist measure the ____________ to determine if the patient had rhabdomyolysis.

CK

The physician ordered a(n) ____________ to determine the strength of muscular contraction in the patient with polio.

EMG

The patient's blood was sent to the lab with an order for the medical technologist to measure the ____________ in order to determine if the patient had a chronic inflammatory condition.

ESR

What is the "origin" of a muscle?

Fixed source of a muscle where it is attached to bone

Widest muscle in the back

Latissimus dorsi

What does the R in RICE stand for?

Rest

Where is the popliteal fossa located?

at the back of the knee

Arm muscle with two heads

biceps brachii

Strongest flexor of the forearm

brachioradialis

A muscle that would help flex the forearm is the

brachioradialis.

Inflammation of the lubricating sac near a joint: ________ itis

burs

In the medical term orthotic, the root means:

correct

Triangular-shaped muscle

deltoid

The suffix in rhabdomyolysis means:

destruction

What are the three components of a muscle?

fibers, blood vessels, and nerves

Exercise and/or weight lifting will enlarge your muscles. This is called

hypertrophy

In the word latissimus dorsi, the suffix -imus means:

most

Abduction is

movement away from the midline.

What does a tendon connect?

muscle t bone

The orthopedic surgeon refers the patient to a specialist to improve a patient's ADLs. The specialist that the patient will see is the

occupational therapist

The suffix -algia means:

pain

The analgesic listed that is NOT an NSAID:

paracetamol

Select the two acceptable spellings for a term that means "inflammation of the tendon."

tendinitis tendonitis

The prominent pad of muscles at the base of the thumb is called the:

thenar eminence.

Arm muscle with three heads

triceps brachii

What is another name for skeletal muscle?

voluntary muscle

Stenosing tenosynovitis is painful inflammation of the synovial sheaths on the back of the __________.

wrist