Muscle Testing and Procedures Ch 3

Question 1

Electromyography (EMG)

Answer 1

Process of recording the electrical activity of the muscle cells near the recording electrodes

Question 2

Electromyogram

Answer 2

The record of the strength of muscle contraction caused by electrical stimulation

Question 3

Adhesion

Answer 3

Band of fibers that hold structures together in an abnormal fashion

Question 4

Ataxia

Answer 4

Lack of voluntary control of muscle movement; “wobbliness”

Question 5

Tax/o

Answer 5

Coordination or order

Question 6

Atonic

Answer 6

Lacking muscle tone

Question 7

Atrophy

Answer 7

Decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell

Question 8

Dystrophy

Answer 8

Defective growth

Question 9

Fasciitis (fash-ee-I-tis)

Answer 9

Inflammation of the sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports and separates muscle (fascia)

Question 10

Fibroma (Fibroid)

Answer 10

Tumor composed of fully developed connective tissue

Question 11

Hernia

Answer 11

Protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it

Question 12

Laxity

Answer 12

Looseness

Question 13

Leiomyoma

Answer 13

Benign tumor of smooth muscle

Question 14

Leiomyositis

Answer 14

Inflammation of the smooth muscle

Question 15

Myasthenia

Answer 15

Muscle weakness

Question 16

-asthenia

Answer 16

Weakness

Question 17

Myoclonus

Answer 17

Spasm of the muscle

Question 18

Clon/o

Answer 18

Violent action (spasm)

Question 19

Myoma

Answer 19

Benign tumor of muscle

Question 20

Myopathy

Answer 20

Abnormal condition or disease of muscle

Question 21

Myositis

Answer 21

Inflammation of voluntary muscles

Question 22

Myotonia

Answer 22

Delayed relaxation of a muscle after contraction

Question 23

Rhabdomyoma (rahb-do-mee-oh)

Answer 23

Benign tumor of striated muscle

Question 24

Tendinitis

Answer 24

Inflammation of the band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle and bone

Question 25

Tetany

Answer 25

Muscle spasm or twitching

Question 26

Myectomy

Answer 26

Surgical removal of muscle or part of muscle