vocab 7-8

Question 1

a connective tissue that continues from the tendon over the surface of a muscle or group of muscles

Answer 1

fascia

Question 2

Fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle to bone or to other tissues

Answer 2

aponeurosis

Question 3

muscle that flexes the elbow

Answer 3

biceps brachii

Question 4

strong muscle that runs vertically over your abdominal organs

Answer 4

rectus abdominis

Question 5

a narrow muscle that crosses over the upper thigh

Answer 5

sartorius

Question 6

muscles that make up the hamstrings

Answer 6

biceps femoris

semitendinosus

Question 7

The large calf muscle

Answer 7

gastrocnemius

Question 8

Pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension

Answer 8

atonic

Question 9

a spasm of the neck muscles

Answer 9

Torticollis

Question 10

Chronic disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness

Answer 10

myasthenia gravis

Question 11

jerky, uncoordinated movements

Answer 11

Ataxia

Question 12

Slowness of motion or movement

Answer 12

bradykinesia

Question 13

A syndrome of chronic pain in muscles and around joints

Answer 13

Fibromyalgia

Question 14

any muscle disorder

Answer 14

myopathy

Question 15

a condition of widespread muscle spasm related to an imbalance of blood calcium

Answer 15

Tetany

Question 16

Suture of a muscle wound

Answer 16

myorrhaphy

Question 17

Surgical repair of a muscle

Answer 17

myoplasty

Question 18

Surgical binding of a tendon

Answer 18

tenodesis

Question 19

When a muscle shortens but cannot relax for normal​ function

Answer 19

contracture

Question 20

any condition of abnormal​ development, often with muscle​ degeneration

Answer 20

dystrophy

Question 21

3 parts of the pharynx

Answer 21

nasopharynx
laryngopharynx
oropharynx

Question 22

difficult swallowing

Answer 22

Dysphagia

Question 23

Inflammation of the mouth

Answer 23

stomatitis

Question 24

Difficulty in digestion; indigestion

Answer 24

dyspepsia

Question 25

medical term for vomiting

Answer 25

Emesis

Question 26

Abnormal protrusion of an organ or a part of an organ through the wall of the body cavity that normally contains it

Answer 26

hernia

Question 27

Inflammation of the small intestine

Answer 27

Enteritis

Question 28

Twisting of the bowel on itself that causes an obstruction

Answer 28

Volvulus

Question 29

Inflammation of the diverticula in the colon

Answer 29

diverticulitis

Question 30

Chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly occurs in the ileum

Answer 30

Crohn disease

Question 31

Hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina

Answer 31

rectocele

Question 32

farting

Answer 32

flatus

Question 33

Chronic degenerative liver disease characterized by changes in the lobes

Answer 33

Cirrhosis

Question 34

accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Answer 34

ascites

Question 35

inflammation of the gall bladder

Answer 35

Cholecystitis

Question 36

Surgical repair of a hernia

Answer 36

herniorrhaphy

Question 37

Act or process of swallowing

Answer 37

deglutition

mastication

Question 38

after a meal

Answer 38

postprandial

Question 39

To feed liquid or semiliquid food via a tube

Answer 39

lavage

Question 40

Creation of a new opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum

Answer 40

ileostomy