Exam 9: Orthopedics-Muscular System

The suffix -oid means "________."

Abnormally slow skeletal muscle movements associated with Parkinson's disease are known as ________.

The combining forms ________ and tendin/o- mean "tendon."

NSAIDs are drugs that are used to ________.

________ is inflammation of a tendon from injury or overuse.

The medical language definition of ________ is a "condition (of)muscle pain."

Skeletal muscles are ________ muscles that contract and relax in response to conscious thought.

A muscle biopsy is a surgical procedure to ________.

The combining form mot/o- means "________."

The abbreviation rehab stands for ________.

Explain how the results of the lab test CPK-MM would aid a physician in making a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy.

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

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

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

An assistive device is one that can help a patient ________.

The combining form pod/o- means "________."

Which medical word means "muscle wasting"?

An EMG is a ________.

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

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