Deck 28: Muscle and Movement: A Comprehensive Guide to Anatomy and Conditions

Question 1

The masseter muscle is used for:

A) arm movements.
B) breathing.
C) leg movements.
D) chewing.

Answer 1

chewing.

Question 2

The inability to coordinate voluntary movements is known as:

A) polymyositis.
B) ataxia.
C) fascia.
D) supination.

Answer 2

ataxia.

Question 3

Myoclonus is characterized by muscle:

A) inflammation.
B) jerking.
C) contractures.
D) wasting.

Answer 3

jerking.

Question 4

Torticollis is a condition that occurs in the muscles of the:

A) hand.
B) back.
C) neck.
D) shoulder.

Question 5

The pectoralis major muscle is located in the:

A) buttocks.
B) chest.
C) forearm.
D) thigh.

Question 6

Painful contraction of the muscles on one side of the neck is known as:

A) rotator cuff tear.
B) repetitive strain injury.
C) torticollis.
D) myalgia.

Question 7

Which is the short muscle that flexes the big toe?

A) flexor hallucis brevis
B) brachioradialis
C) gluteus maximus
D) extensor digitorum

Question 8

The combining form extens/o- means :

A) elongating.
B) extend.
C) reaching.
D) straightening.

Question 9

An assistive device is one that can help a patient:

A) perform ADLs.
B) meet the requirements of ADA.
C) have a positive DTR.
D) decrease ROM.

Question 10

The intercostal muscles assist with what activity?

A) raising the shoulder
B) moving the arm
C) breathing, coughing, or sneezing
D) moving the neck

Question 11

The prefix ad- means :

A) away from.
B) moving down.
C) moving up.
D) toward.

Question 12

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

A) elbow.
B) wrist.
C) neck.
D) lower leg.

Question 13

The latissimus dorsi is a muscle of the:

A) back.
B) abdomen.
C) upper leg.
D) chest.

Question 14

Which condition is known as housemaid's knee?

A) bursitis
B) tremor
C) shin splints
D) tendonitis

Question 15

Muscles get their names from their:

A) shape.
B) size.
C) location.
D) all of the above

Question 16

The combining form muscul/o- has the same meaning as which combining form?

A) ten/o-
B) malign/o-
C) contract/o-
D) my/o-

Question 17

Which medical word means muscle wasting?

A) hypertrophy
B) atrophy
C) ataxia
D) dyskinesia

Question 18

A muscle biopsy is a surgical procedure to:

A) cut the fascia and release built up blood and tissue fluid in patients with compartment syndrome.
B) suture together the torn ends of a muscle following an injury.
C) make a definitive diagnosis when muscle weakness could be caused by many different muscular diseases.
D) suture together the torn ends of a tendon following an injury.

Question 19

A contusion due to a blunt injury with bleeding in the muscle is commonly known as:

A) a strain.
B) a shin splint.
C) a bruise.
D) whiplash.

Question 20

Which word means pertaining to the front part?

A) posterior
B) anterior
C) lateral
D) dorsal

Question 21

A muscle is attached to a bone by a ____________,a cordlike,nonelastic,white fibrous band of connective tissue.

Question 22

The trapezius muscle produces all of the following motions,except:

A) turns the head from side to side.
B) raises the shoulder.
C) pulls the shoulder blades together.
D) moves the arm anteriorly and across the chest.

Question 23

The brachioradialis muscle is located in the:

A) upper and lower arm.
B) upper and lower leg.
C) back and side.
D) shoulder and neck.

Question 24

The prefix ad- means ____________.

Question 25

The combining form tax/o- means :

A) coordination.
B) lack of strength.
C) tendon.
D) rod shaped.

Question 26

The quadriceps femoris is a group of ____________ muscles.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 27

Which of the following words is misspelled?

A) biceps brachii
B) sternoclaidomastoid
C) latissimus dorsi
D) tibialis anterior

Question 28

Which of the following is not a way in which the physician tests a patient's muscle strength?

A) Press down on the shoulders while the patient tries to shrug the shoulders
B) Have the patient squeeze the physician's two fingers
C) Perform passive exercise for the patient
D) Press against the lower leg while the patient tries to extend it.

Question 29

The combining form chir/o- means ____________.

Question 30

A ____________ is a surgical procedure to suture together a torn muscle after an injury.

Question 31

A muscle strain is also known as a _________ muscle.

Question 32

The abbreviation EMG stands for ____________.

Question 33

Which of these pairs does not represent two opposite movements?

A) adduction, abduction
B) pronation, supination
C) eversion, inversion
D) flexion, rotation

Question 34

The category of ____________ drugs includes over-the-counter aspirin and acetaminophen drugs used to decrease inflammation and pain.

Question 35

The hamstrings is the collective name for three muscles in the ____________.

A) anterior lower arm
B) chest
C) posterior upper leg
D) back

Question 36

The DTR is known as the ____________.

A) deep tendon reflex
B) knee jerk
C) patellar reflex
D) all of the above

Question 37

The medical language definition of the medical word myopathy is disease of the ____________.

Question 38

The combining form masset/o- means ____________.

Question 39

All of the muscles of the body or all of the muscles in one part of the body are referred to as the ____________.

Question 40

The combining form pronat/o- means :

A) face down.
B) face up.
C) lying on the back.
D) lying on the front.

Question 41

Bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as:

A) extension.
B) abduction.
C) flexion.
D) adduction.

Question 42

Trigger points in the muscles that are tender to touch and feel firm are characteristic of which condition?

A) fibromyalgia
B) rhabdomyosarcoma
C) muscular dystrophy
D) restless legs syndrome

Question 43

Small,involuntary,painless,continuous,back-and-forth muscle movements are known as spasms.

Question 44

When the deep tendon reflexes are tested,the impulse from tapping the patellar tendon goes to the brain and the brain makes a conscious decision to extend the leg.

Question 45

Maximus is a word that means :

A) the fastest.
B) pertaining to.
C) the largest one of a group.
D) front part.

Question 46

The suffix -ceps means head.

Question 47

A rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignancy of ____________ tissue.

A) involuntary muscle
B) skeletal muscle
C) tendon
D) aponeurosis

Question 48

The word hamstrings is a collective name for two muscles on the posterior aspect of the thigh.

Question 49

A small,involuntary,sometimes jerky back-and-forth movement of the hands,neck,jaw,or extremities is known as:

A) a contracture.
B) a tremor.
C) dyskinesia.
D) ataxia.

Question 50

Pronation means to turn the palm of the hand upward; supination means to turn the palm of the hand down.

Question 51

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

Question 52

Insertion of a needle to aspirate muscle tissue is known as a closed biopsy.

Question 53

The flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle in the hand.

Question 54

Which condition is a flexed muscle that is immovable because of inactivity or paralysis coupled with continuing nerve impulses?

A) fibromyalgia
B) contracture
C) atrophy
D) avulsion

Question 55

Which combining form means triangle?

A) flex/o-
B) maxim/o-
C) delt/o-
D) fasci/o-

Question 56

Incoordination of the muscles during movement is known as:

A) bradykinesia.
B) ataxia.
C) dyskinesia.
D) hyperkinesis.

Question 57

Inflammation of a cordlike band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is known as:

A) bursitis.
B) myositis.
C) fasciitis.
D) tendonitis.

Question 58

The word used to describe the technique for injecting a drug into a muscle is intermuscular.

Question 59

The size and strength of muscles decrease in older patients.

Question 60

Which is the characteristic symptom of myasthenia gravis?

A) gradual paralysis
B) sudden, temporary muscle spasms
C) abnormal fatigue involving skeletal muscles
D) widespread stiffness and internal pain over certain muscles

Question 61

Which is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

A) It is a federal law.
B) It replaces the word handicapped with the phrase physically challenged.
C) It gives guidelines for accommodation in public buildings.
D) all of the above

Question 62

Bodybuilders like to increase the size of their muscle mass.This process is known as muscle ___________.

A) atrophy
B) dystrophy
C) hypertrophy
D) none of the above

Question 63

When your outstretched arm turns the palm down,this action is known as:

A) rotation.
B) insertion.
C) pronation.
D) flexion.

Question 64

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word hypertrophy (hy-per-troh-fee)?

A) hy
B) per
C) troh
D) fee

Question 65

Pain at specific trigger points along the neck and back is associated with the condition of ____________.

A) muscular dystrophy
B) fibromyalgia
C) myopathy
D) restless legs syndrome

Question 66

The Achilles tendon attaches the ____________ to the ____________.

A) biceps muscle, metacarpals
B) gastrocnemius muscle, calcaneus
C) sternocleidomastoid muscle, clavicle
D) platysma muscle, jawbone

Question 67

Inflammation with tenderness and swelling of a skeletal muscle is known as:

A) muscular dystrophy.
B) myopathy.
C) myositis.
D) avulsion.

Question 68

The combining form sarc/o- means :

A) connective tissue.
B) retinaculum.
C) muscle.
D) malignancy.

Question 69

A fluid-filled sac that decreases friction where a tendon rubs against a bone near a synovial joint is called a/an:

A) fascicle.
B) extensor.
C) bursa.
D) platysma.

Question 70

Select the misspelled word.

A) rhabdomyosarcoma
B) ganglian
C) dyskinesia
D) tremor

Question 71

Which of the following statements is true about muscular dystrophy?

A) The symptoms begin in early childhood.
B) It is due to mutation of a gene that makes the muscle protein dystrophin.
C) Inability to breathe is the most frequent cause of death.
D) All of the above.

Question 72

A genetic disorder that causes progressive weakness as the muscle tissue turns to fat is known as:

A) muscular dystrophy.
B) myalgia.
C) contracture.
D) dyskinesia.

Question 73

Which of the following are not opposites?

A) active exercises, passive exercises
B) hypertrophy, atrophy
C) bradykinesia, ataxia
D) adduction, abduction

Question 74

The combining form kines/o- means :

A) coordination.
B) energy.
C) muscle spasm.
D) movement.

Question 75

The suffix -oma means :

A) muscle.
B) tumor or mass.
C) contraction.
D) weakness.

Question 76

Abduction is ____________.

A) moving a body part away from the midline
B) bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones
C) turning a body part around on its axis
D) moving a body part toward the midline

Question 77

NSAIDs are drugs that are used to:

A) decrease inflammation.
B) kill bacteria.
C) kill viruses.
D) relax muscles.

Question 78

The combining forms vers/o- and vert/o- mean:

A) movement.
B) person or thing that does or produces.
C) to travel; to turn.
D) malignant.

Question 79

The suffix -ceps means :

A) head.
B) joint.
C) muscle.
D) tail.

Question 80

Lateral epicondylitis is a repetitive strain injury known as:

A) myositis.
B) myasthenia gravis.
C) deep tendon reflex.
D) tennis elbow.