Exam 7: Muscular System

Slowness of motion or movement is ________.

A very serious,autoimmune disease characterized by muscular weakness is known as:

The prone position has the patient lying face up.

A condition with widespread muscular pain and debilitating fatigue is known as:

A muscle that,on contraction,draws away from the middle is called a/an ________.

The ________ extends the forearm.

For skeletal muscles to contract,it is necessary to have stimulation by impulses from motor nerves.Muscles perform in groups.List the three classifications of muscles that work together to perform movement and describe their actions.

The point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves is called:

In the term amputation,the root amputat means :

The meaning of the abbreviation SOB is ________.

All of the following are functions of the muscular system except:

Write the correct abbreviation for range of motion:

The muscle that raises and rotates the arm is called the ________.

The meaning of the abbreviation EMG is ________.

Pertaining to having the same tone or tension is ________.

Write the correct abbreviation for below the elbow:

Faulty muscular development caused by deficient nourishment is ________.

Write the correct meaning for FROM:

What treatment uses high-frequency current to produce heat and increase blood flow?

Write the correct meaning for LOM: ________