Exam 9: Orthopedics-Muscular System

Surgical removal of the ________ gland is sometimes done to relieve the symptoms of myasthenia gravis.

During a muscle strength test,________ strength is measured.

The category of muscle ________ drugs is used to relieve muscle spasms and stiffness.

The combining form ________ means "tear."

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

The medical language definition of the word ________ is "pertaining to (the)front part"?

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

The masseter muscle is found in the area of the face.

A condition in which blunt injury causes some bleeding in the muscle is commonly known as ________.

Straightening and extending a joint to increase the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as ________.

The combining form pronat/o- means ________.

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

The ________,or ending point,is where the muscle attaches to the bone that it moves when it contracts and relaxes.

In dorsiflexion,the toes are pointing in a/an ________ direction.

Describe a ganglion and give the definition of ganglionectomy.

Muscular dystrophy is a genetic inherited disease due to a mutation of the gene that makes a muscle protein.

The combining form supinat/o- means ________.

A ________ is a nearly translucent band of fibrous tissue and fascia that holds down the extensor and flexor tendons that cross the wrist and ankle.

Beta-blocker drugs are used to treat ________.

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