The Muscular System Chapter 10 Review

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37. Pronation

Act of turning palm down

38. Supination

Act of turning palm up

26. Movement of a bone toward the midline of the body is called

Adduction

35. Hinge Joint

Allows movement in one direction

13. What is the term for arthritis that causes deformities of the spine

Ankylosing Spondylitis

2. Pathological condition characterized by joint immobility

Ankylosis

11. What is a generic term for joint pain

Arthralgia

10. Surgical puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint

Arthrocentesis

15. Visualization of the interior of a joint is called

Arthroscopy

21. The point at which two individual joints come together is known as

Articulation

8. Wasting away of muscle or muscle tissue is known as

Atrophy

32. Flexion

Bending motion that decreases the angle of bones

30. Cartilage Joint

Bones connected by cartilage, EX: Pubis Symphysis

17. A __________ is an abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

Bunion

4. What is the small sac that contains synovial fluid called

Bursa

34. Gluteus Maximus

Buttocks

24. The result of atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers

Contractures

18. Joint movement may produce _________, a clicking or cracking sound

Crepitation

19. Total displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint is called

Dislocation

7. Abnormal muscle tone or tension is called

Dystonia

23. The process of recording muscle contraction during electrical stimulation

Electromyography

16. Sheets of fibrous connective tissue that penetrates and covers skeletal muscles

Fascia

39. Synovial Joint

Free Movement

9. What is the term for a cystic tumor that develops on a tendon

Ganglion

28. A joint that allows movement in one direction, a back and forth motion, is known as a _____________ joint

Hinged

36. Plantar Flexion

Increases angle between leg & top of the foot EX: Ballerina

6. Connective tissue bands that join bone to bone

Ligament

33. Gastrocnemius

Main muscle of the calf Connected to the calcaneus

1. What is the generic term for inflammation of a muscle

Myositis

20. The most common form of arthritis is __________, also called degenerative joint disease

Osteoarthritis

12. Inflammation of several or many muscles is known as

Polymyositis

25. The act of turning the palm down or backward is known as

Pronation

3. Pain radiating down the buttocks and the back of the leg is called

Sciatica

31. Extension

Straightening motion Bending increases the angle of bending bones

27. An incomplete dislocation is

Subluxation

5. What is the name used for a partial or incomplete dislocation

Subluxation

14. List some examples od an immovable joint

Sutures

22. Smooth muscles, also called ________ muscles, line the hollow structures

Visceral

29. The term that means sticky; gelatinous is

Viscous


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