Med Terms
Key System Facts
Diseases
Exercises
100
What does my/o mean?
Muscle
100
What are the three types of muscle?
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal
100
What does RICE stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
100
Which muscle group is highlighted in red?
Quadriceps
200
What does oste/o mean?
Bone
200
What are the four main functions?
Movement, posture maintenance, heat generation, protection
200
Myalgia refers to what? (in basic terms)
Muscle pain
200
What is the name of the anterior muscle group highlighted in red?
Rectus Abdominus
300
What does fibr/o mean?
Connective Tissue
300
What does atrophy mean?
Loss of muscle tone
300
What does RSD stand for?
Repetitive Stress Disorder
300
Which muscle group is highlighted in red?
Hamstrings
400
What does dactyl/o mean?
Finger or Toe
400
What is fascia?
Tough, sheet-like membrane that covers and protects the tissue
400
Shin splints are caused by what?
Repeated stress of the tibia and connective tissues
400
Which muscle is highlighted in red?
Latissimus Dorsi
500
What does spondyl/o mean?
Vertebra
500
What is the end of the muscle that DOES move called?
Insertion
500
Which muscular disease has no current cure and leads to eventual paralysis of muscle groups?
Muscular Dystrophy
500
Which muscle is highlighted in red?
Occipitalis