What do you call the attachment site that does not move when the muscle contracts?
Origin
Inflammation of a fascia is called ?
Fasciitis
What do you call the inward turning of the sole of the foot?
Inversion
Skeletal muscle is attached to bone where?
The origin site, the insertion site, both ends of the muscle, or at the ligaments
Both ends of the muscle
What do you call "raising" of a body part?
Elevation, Extension, Dorsiflexion, or Hyperextension
Elevation
What do you call the attachment site that "moves" during muscular contraction?
Insertion
What do you call a herniation or protrusion of muscle through a tear in the fascia?
Myocele
What do you call the outward turning of the sole of the foot?
Eversion
What is the term for "lowering" a body part?
Flexion, Pronation, Depression, or Supination
Depression
What does RICE stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation
When muscles work in pairs, what causes the primary movement?
Agonist
Stretching or tearing of a "ligament" is called a ?
Sprain
Muscle is made up of bundles of fibers held together by ?
Connective Tissue, Ligaments, Striations, or Nerve Tissue
Connective Tissue
An incision into a tendon is called what?
Tenotomy
What does NSAID stand for?
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: they have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties.
*They work for pain, inflammation and fever.
What works against a muscle causing primary movement?
Antagonist
Stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon is called a ?
Strain
What do you call the ability of a skeletal muscle to receive and respond to a nerve impulses?
Automaticity, Contractility, Sensitivity, or Excitability
Excitability
What diagnostic test is a graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a results of electrical stimulation?
EMG- Electromyogram
Electr/o= electricity
My/o= muscle
-gram = record;image
The ability of skeletal muscle fibers to resume their resting length when a stretching force is removed is called what?
Elasticity
What do you call total paralysis on "one side" of the body?
Hemiplegia
What do you call the process of measuring the range of motion in a joint
Goniometry
What do you call the sheath of connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers?
Epimysium, Perimysium, Tendonisium, or Endomysium
Hint: What means "surround"?
Perimysium
The ability of skeletal muscles to be stretched is called what?
Extensibility
What are the three types of muscles?
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac