Muscular Conditions
This condition involves tearing of muscle fibers and bleeding within the muscle belly.
What is a strain?
This means shrinking.
What is atrophy?
Regular exercise and strength training will do what?
Improve muscle tone.
This muscle covers the lateral surface of the mandible and is responsible for closing the jaw.
What is the masseter?
This is a muscle on the posterior portion of the upper arm.
What is triceps brachii?
Mary has muscle pain, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, depression and exercise intolerance. Her doctor has prescribed only symptomatic treatment and states that this disorder is most common in women.
What is fibromyalgia?
This means pain.
What is algia?
Cory stretches every night after running. This is the desired outcome for his muscles.
What is extensibility?
This muscle only has an involuntary function.
What is the cardiac muscle?
This muscle group is responsible for movement of the ribs in order to assist with respiration.
What is external intercostals?
This genetic disorder is most common in children and has no cure.
What is muscular dystrophy?
This means muscle.
What is myo
Jenna's leg has been in a cast for four weeks due to a fracture. Her physician ordered physical therapy after the cast is removed to treat what?
What is muscle atrophy?
These muscles are circular and are found in areas of the body where the passage of substances must be controlled.
What are sphincter muscles?
This muscle covers the shoulder.
What is deltoid?
Anaerobic exercises performed over prolonged periods without adequate rest will cause this.
What is a buildup of lactic acid?
To become wider, larger or more open.
What is dilate?
Jake experiences muscle cramps during practice. Jake understands that he is having these cramps due to a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles.
What is muscle fatigue?
When a gymnast performs a head stand, what characteristic of muscles describes what is happening to his chest and shoulder muscles?
What is contractibility?
This large muscle is located on the back and is inferior to the trapezius.
What is the latissimus dorsi
Joe notices bulging in the lower quadrant of his abdomen after lifting weights. What is the most likely diagnosis for Joe?
What is a hernia?
Muscle tissue with repeating sarcomers giving a striped appearance.
What is striated muscle?
Muscles should always be slightly contracted and ready to pull in order to function properly. This is known as:
Muscle tone.
This is a fibrous tissue that extends off a muscle or muscle group and allows a muscle to attach and connect to bone.
What is a tendon?
This muscle is on the posterior aspect of the lower leg.
What is gastrocnemius?