Exam 9: Orthopedics - Muscular System

The intercostal muscles assist with what activity?

Which is the short muscle that flexes the big toe?

NSAIDs are drugs that are used to:

The combining form masset/o- means ________.

Rigor mortis is a reversible muscle disease, if it is caught in time.

The masseter muscle is found in the area of the face.

The prefix ad- means:

Abnormally slow muscle movements or a decrease in the number of spontaneous muscle movements is called:

Bridget's housemaid's knee came from prolonged kneeling, causing ________, an inflammation of a pocket of synovial fluid near her knee joint.

A muscle biopsy is a surgical procedure to:

A crushing injury to the muscles of the leg causes compartment syndrome, which includes all of the following except:

The combining form muscul/o- means:

Which of these is not one of the three types of muscles in the body?

The prefix poly- means many or ________.

The combining form alg/o- means ________.

The combining form kines/o- means:

A podiatrist would treat an injury of which muscle?

An athletic injury that had pain and inflammation in the flexor muscles over the anterior tibia (shin splints)would be located in the:

The loss of muscle bulk in one or more muscles is known as:

The prefix anti- means ________.