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20 Cards in this Set
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These are thin sheet soft fibrous connective tissue covering a muscle.
A) muscle fibers B) tendon C) fascia D) ligament |
C) fascia
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This type of muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach and intestines.
A) visceral B) skeletal C) cardiac D) striated |
A) visceral |
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These are strong fibrous bands of tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
A) muscle fibers B) tendon C) fascia D) ligament |
B) tendon |
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These muscles act under the control of the autonomic nervous system.
A) voluntary B) striated C) skeletal D) involuntary |
D) involuntary |
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This type of muscle is responsible for moving the bones of the body.
A) skeletal B) visceral C) cardiac D) involuntary |
A) skeletal
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Pain in the joints is called
A) arthritis B) arthralgia C) osteoarthritis D) arthroscopy |
B) arthralgia |
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Movement of a bone away from the midline of the body is called
A) Abduction B) Adduction C) pronation D) supination |
A) Abduction
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A small sac that lubricates the area around a joint
A) cyst B) bursa C) cartilage D) synovial membrane |
B) bursa
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Connective tissue bands that join bone to bone.
A) tendons B) ganglion C) ligaments D) synovium |
C) ligaments |
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A vague feeling of weakness:
A) malaise B) malingering |
A) malaise
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A condition of stiff joints is called
A) arthritis B) ankylosis C) arthrodynia D) synarthrosis |
B) ankylosis
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A type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine is called
A) hallux valgus B) ganglion C) scoliosis D) ankylosing spondylitis |
D) ankylosing spondylitis |
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A type of arthritis that is characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the great toe and large amount of uric acid in the blood is called
A) gout B) rheumatoid arthritis C) diabetes mellitus D) osteoarthritis |
A) gout
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A displacement of a bone from its normal location within a joint is called
A) open fracture B) dislocation C) closed fracture D) reduction |
B) dislocation |
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Surgical repair of a joint is called
A) arthritis B) arthroscopy C) arthroplasty D) arthrography |
C) arthroplasty |
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The process of recording the strength of a muscle contraction when stimulated by an electrical current is known as
A) electroencephalography B) electromyography C) myelography D) electromycography |
B) electromyography
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An acute, recurrent inflammatory infection, transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick is known as
A) Lyme disease B) Kaposi’s sarcoma C) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever D) Huntington’s chorea |
A) Lyme disease |
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The manual forcing of a joint back into its original position, without making an incision is knows as a(n)
A) closed reduction B) open reduction C) articulation D) hip pinning |
A) closed reduction
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The space between two connecting bones is known as the
A) synovial membrane B) joint cavity C) bursa D) tendon |
B) joint cavity
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A joint is also called a/an:
A) acromium B) articulation C) ankylosis D) anastomosis |
B) articulation |
