AMCA musculoskeletal system terms

Question 1

Atrophy

Answer 1

decrease in the size of cells, resulting in reduced tissue mass. A skeletal muscle can go through atrophy because of physical exercise or neurological disease

Question 2

myalgia

Answer 2

muscle pain

Question 3

arthritis

Answer 3

inflammation of joints characterized by swelling, redness, warmth, pain and limited movement

Question 4

osteoarthritis

Answer 4

the most common form of arthritis, affect weight-bearing joints

Question 5

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 5

crippling form of arthritis; characterized by inflammation of joints and synovial membranes

Question 6

gout

Answer 6

hereditary metabolic form of acute arthritis

Question 7

kyphosis

Answer 7

abnormal outward curvature of the spine, swayback.

Question 8

Fibromyalgia

Answer 8

common condition that results in chronic pain, primarily in joints, muscles, and tendons

Question 9

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 9

condition that occurs when the median nerve in the wrist in excessively compressed