Anatomy
The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the ________ bone.
Occipital
Moving a body part away from the midline is known as ________.
abduction
Inflammation of a cordlike band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is known as ________.
tendinitis
A procedure to diagnose muscle disease or nerve damage
EMG
What type of drug is used to relieve muscle spasm and stiffness?
muscle relaxant
The muscle in the lateral shoulder, which is shaped like a triangle and raises and lowers the arm, is called the ________ muscle.
deltoid
Straightening and extending a joint to increase the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as ________.
extension
An athletic injury that has pain and inflammation in the flexor muscles over the anterior tibia (shin splints) is located in the ________.
lower leg
The result of a laboratory blood test for CPK-MM would be elevated in patients with _______________.
muscular dystrophy
NSAIDs are drugs that are used to ________.
decrease inflammation
Vigorous weight training can increase the size of a muscle, and this is called muscle ________.
hypertrophy
The neurotransmitter that initiates muscle contraction is ________.
acetylcholine
Trigger points in the muscles that are tender to touch and feel firm are characteristic of which condition?
Fibromyalgia
All of the following could be associated with a patient's rehabilitation EXCEPT ________
OT ADLs PT CPK-MM
CPK-MM
Suturing of a torn tendon is a surgical procedure known as ________.
tenorrhaphy
Each muscle is wrapped in ________, a thin connective tissue that joins to the tendon.
fascia
Movement of a body part around a central point or axis is known as ________.
rotation
Abnormally slow skeletal muscle movements associated with Parkinson's disease are known as ________.
bradykinesia
Which diagnostic procedure uses a needle electrode inserted into the muscle?
Electromyography
Suturing the torn end of a muscle after an injury is the surgical procedure known as ________.
myorrhaphy
The ________ is a large muscle located in the buttocks.
gluteus maximus
A nerve cell releases the neurotransmitter ________, which changes the permeability of the muscle fiber and allows sodium to flow into it.
acetylcholine
Inflammation and pain of the flexor and pronator muscles of the forearm that flex the wrist and fingers and pronate the hands and whose tendons originate on the medial epicondyle of the humerus is known as ________.
pitcher's elbow
The abbreviation BMD means ________.
Bone Mineral Density
Drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) that are used to suppress inflammation and decrease pain are in a drug category known by the abbreviation ________.
NSAIDs, NSAID