Rupture Of A Muscle Medical Term

movement, motion

kinesi/o

hernia

-cele

fibrous connective tissue

fibr/o

fascia

fasci/o

condition

-ia

tone, tension, stretching

ton/o

tendon

tend/o

rupture

-rrhexis

muscle

my/o

coordination

tax/o

cross-wise

transverse

ring-like

sphincter

slanted at an angle

oblique

straight

rectus

toward the side

lateralis

sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle

spasm

inflammation of tissues surrounding the elbow

epicondylitis

injury to the body of the muscle or attachment of the tendon

strain

injury to the body of the muscle or the attachment of the tendon

sprain

abnormal shortening of muscle tissue

contracture

the muscles found in hollow structures are known as ____________ muscles

involuntary

pectorals major is a major muscle of the ________

chest

the form of the muscular dystrophy in which survival is rarely beyond the late twenties is __________ dystrophy

Duchenne's

the term meaning the study of human factors that affect the work environment is ___________

ergonomics

the term meaning the rupture of a muscle is

myorrhexis

the term meaning the breaking down of muscle tissue is

myolysis

the term meaning abnormally decreased motor function or activity is

hypokinnesia

the term that describes the study of muscular activity and the resulting movement of body parts is

kinesiology

the term meaning distortion or impairment of voluntary movement is

dyskinesia

the process of recording the strength of muscle contractions as the result of electrical simulation is called ____________

EMG

A muscle that raises a body part is called a/an

levator

the group of muscles that hold the head of the humerus securely in place as it rotates within the shoulder joint form of the _________ cuff

fascia

when tendons become inflamed and get caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint, this is known as the ________ syndrome

impingement

the sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscles is called ________

fascia

the term meaning difficulty in controlling voluntary movement is ___________

dystaxia

the medical term meaning to suture the end of a tendon to a bone is

tendonesis

the opposite of extension

flexion

inflammation of a tendon is called

tendnitis

a surgical incision into fascia is known as a

fasiotomy

electroneuromyography is also known as nerve condition studies

true

hypertonia is a condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

false

tender points are symptomatic of myasthenia gravis

false

if the nerve impulse to a muscle is interrupted, that muscle is paralyzed

true

plantar flexion is turning the hand downward

false

carpal tunnel syndrome pain is due to bone spurs in the wrist

false

pain on movement of the shoulder joint may be due to calcium deposits in tissues

true

a hamstring injury is also known as tennis elbow

false

shin splints are stress fractures of the tibia

false

cardiac muscle is a specialized type of muscle found only in the heart

true

the term meaning any abnormal condition of skeletal muscles is

myoplathy

the term meaning pain in several muscle groups is

polymyalgia

the term meaning the death of individual muscle of fibers is

myonecrosis

the term meaning the suturing of torn fascia is

fasciorraphy

the term meaning a surgical incision into a muscle is a

myotomy

the term meaning suturing fascia to a skeletal attachment is

fasciodesis

the term meaning inflammation of the muscle of the heart is

nyocarditis

the term meaning the surgical removal of fascia is a

fasciectomy

the term meaning suturing of a defect in a muscular wall, such as the repair of a hernia is a

herniorraphy

the term meaning an incision into a sphincter muscle is a

sphincterotomy

the term meaning the surgical repair of a tendon is

tenoplasty

the term meaning movement toward the midline of the body is

adduction

the term meaning abnormal softening of a muscle is

myomalacia

the common name for spasmodic torticollis is

wryneck

muscles under voluntary control are known as

skeletal

a thickening on the surface of the calcaneus bone that causes severe pain when standing is known as

a heel spur

turning the hand so the palm is upward is called

supination

the term meaning extreme slowness of movement is

bradykinesia

the point of insertion for the sternocleidomastoid muscle is the

mastoid process

a flat, fibrous sheet of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or to other tissues is a

aponeurosis

a narrow band of nonelastic, fibrous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is called a

tendon

the term meaning a band of fibers that hold structures together abnormally is

adhesion

the bending motion of the wrist is made possible by the __________ muscle

flexor carpi

the term meaning pain in a tendon is

tenodynia