Chp 7 Muscular System VOCAB

Question 1

Aponeurosis

Answer 1

Very thin tendon

Question 2

Amputation

Answer 2

Removal of a body part

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

going against

Question 4

Aponeurosis

Answer 4

Very thin tendon

Question 5

Brachialgia

Answer 5

Pain in arm

Question 6

Bradykinesia

Answer 6

Slow movement

Question 7

Clonic

Answer 7

type of seizure

Question 8

Contraction

Answer 8

Opposite of relaxation

Question 9

Contracture

Answer 9

Process of drawing muscles together

Question 10

Dactylospasm

Answer 10

Abnormal jerking motion of fingers or toes

Question 11

Dermatomyositis

Answer 11

Inflammation that produces rash or fatigue in the muscles

Question 12

Dystrophy

Answer 12

Abnormality

Question 13

Fascia

Answer 13

Sheet that connects muscle and bone in the body

Question 14

Fascitis

Answer 14

Inflammation in the fascia

Question 15

Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Answer 15

Bony pain/muscular pain

Question 16

Fibromyitis

Answer 16

Inflammation in the muscle

Question 17

Flaccid

Answer 17

Not being able to move; limp

Question 18

Prosthesis

Answer 18

Artificial limb

Question 19

Rhabdomyoma

Answer 19

Non cancerous muscular growth in the heart

Question 20

Rheumatism

Answer 20

Some type of rheumatic disease that affects the muscle

Question 21

Rotator cuff

Answer 21

Allows shoulders to rotate

Question 22

Sarcolemma

Answer 22

Allows muscles to contract

Question 23

Spasticity

Answer 23

Involuntary motion

Question 24

Synergetic

Answer 24

2 things working together

Question 25

Synovitis

Answer 25

Inflammation of the synovial fluid

Question 26

Tenodynia

Answer 26

Pain in the tendon

Question 27

Torsion

Answer 27

Process of something being twisted

Question 28

Torticollis

Answer 28

Inability to twist neck; stick neck

Question 29

Sarc/o

Answer 29

Flesh

Question 30

Rhabd/o

Answer 30

Rod