Word Parts
Name That Muscle Type
Muscles in Motion
Pathology
Hodge Podge
100

-itis

inflammation

100

heart

myocardial/cardiac

100

Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

abduction

100

myalgia

muscle pain

100

medical term for hiccups

singultus

200

-algia

pain

200

intestines

smooth

200

Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

adduction

200

tenotomy

surgical incision/cutting of a tendon

200

What condition is caused by repeated stress of the tibia and connective tissue?

shin splints

300

my/o

muscle

300

gluteus maximus

skeletal

300

Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

flexion

300

tendonitis

inflammation of a tendon

300

What does the acronym "RICE" stand for?

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

400

ten/o

tendon

400

voluntary muscle

skeletal

400

Lowering a body part

depression

400

ataxia

lack of muscle control

400

Largest muscle in the body?

gluteus maximus

500

fasci/o

fascia

500

Types of involuntary muscle

smooth and cardiac(myocardial)

500

Circular movement at the far end of a limb

circumduction

500

dystonia

involuntary and sometimes repetitive contraction of certain muscles

500

Define the term "analgesic".

pain medication

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