muscle disorders/injuries

Question 1

cyst

SIST

Answer 1

an abnormal, fluid containing sac

Question 2

duchenne muscular dystrophy

DOO-shen-MUSS-kyu-lar DISS-troh-fee

Answer 2

a condition with symmetrical weakness and wasting of pelvic, shoulder, and proximal limb muscles

Question 3

fibromyalgia

fie-broh-my-AL-jee-ah

Answer 3

pain in the muscle fibers

Question 4

ganglion

GANG-lee-on

Answer 4

fluid containing swelling attached to the synovial sheath of a tendon

Question 5

neurotransmitter

NYUR-oh-trans-MIT-er

Answer 5

chemical agent that relays messages from one nerve cell to the next

Question 6

rhabdomyolysis

RAB-doh-my-OL-eye-sis

Answer 6

destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin

Question 7

stenosis

steh-NOH-sis

Answer 7

narrowing of a passage

Question 8

strain

Answer 8

overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon

Question 9

sprain

Answer 9

a stretching or tearing of ligaments

Question 10

tendon

TEN-dun

Answer 10

fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

Question 11

tendinitis

ten-dih-NIE-tis

Answer 11

inflammation of a tendon

Question 12

tenosynovitis

TEN-oh-sin-oh-VIE-tis

Answer 12

inflammation of a tendon and its surrounding synovial sheath