Exam 9: Orthopedics-Muscular System

The gastrocnemius muscle propels food through the stomach.

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

Drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil,Motrin)that are used to suppress inflammation and decrease pain are in a drug category known by the abbreviation ________.

Which is a cordlike,nonelastic,white,fibrous band of connective tissue?

The opposite of muscle atrophy is muscle ________.

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

Suturing of a torn tendon is a surgical procedure known as ________.

The ________ muscle is an involuntary muscle that is not under conscious control.It pumps blood through the circulatory system.

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

Explain how muscle pairs produce movement.

Which muscle moves the forehead skin to elevate the eyebrows or wrinkle the forehead?

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

The medical language definition of the medical word ________ is "process of development (that is)more than normal."

The prefix ab- means ________.

On a microscopic level,each muscle fiber is connected to a single nerve cell at a ________ junction.

Vigorous weight training can increase the size of a muscle,and this is called muscle ________.

Small,involuntary,sometimes jerky,back-and-forth muscle movements are known as spasms.

A muscle that produces eversion is part of a muscle pair in which the other muscle produces ________.

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

The combining form ________ means "sensation of pain."