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