Spring Quiz 9

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

the wasting away or diminished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part

Question 2

hypertrophy

Answer 2

increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element

Question 3

fascia

Answer 3

sheet of fibrous connective tissue

Question 4

tone

Answer 4

tension present in resting muscles

Question 5

fibromyalgia

Answer 5

pain in the muscle fibers

Question 6

rhabdomyolysis

Answer 6

destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin

Question 7

tendon

Answer 7

fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

Question 8

tendonitis

Answer 8

inflammation of a tendon

Question 9

NSAID

Answer 9

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Question 10

pectoral

Answer 10

pertaining to the chest

Question 11

ganglion

Answer 11

fluid-containing swelling attached to the synovial sheath of a tendon

Question 12

stenosis

Answer 12

narrowing of a passage

Question 13

dorsal

Answer 13

pertaining to the back of any part of the body

Question 14

ventral

Answer 14

pertaining to the belly or situated nearer to the surface of the belly

Question 15

abduction

Answer 15

action of moving away from the midline

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

muscle that moves the thigh toward the midline

Question 17

orthotic

Answer 17

orthopedic appliance to correct an abnormality

Question 18

prosthesis

Answer 18

an artificial part to remedy a defect in the body

Question 19

occupational therapy

Answer 19

use of work and recreational activities to increase independent function

Question 20

physical therapy

Answer 20

use of remedial processes to overcome a physical defect

Question 21

contracture

Answer 21

muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis

Question 22

ADLs

Answer 22

activities of daily living, the routine activities of personal care

Question 23

BKA

Answer 23

below-the-knee amputations

Question 24

PVD

Answer 24

peripheral vascular disease