Muscles

Name that muscle

100

I am the muscle in the neck that helps support the head.

Sternocleidomastoid 

200

I am the calf muscle

gastrocnemius

300

I am the muscles on the back that look like a kite

Trapezius

400

I am the injection site of the upper arm

Deltoid

500

I make up the side abs

External oblique 

Miscellaneous

100

This number is how many muscles are in the human body

600

200

Muscles shorten and tighten during this action

contraction

300

Doctor who specializes in rehab

Physiatrist 

400

Paralysis of the lower half of the body

paraplegia

500

This type of paralysis often occurs after having a stroke

hemiplegia

Range of Motion

100

The movement of a limb toward the midline

Adduction

200

Bending a limb at a joint

Flexion

300

Circular movement at the shoulder joint

Circumduction 

400

Pointing down as if pushing a gas pedal

plantar flexion 

500

Bending the foot upward at the ankle

Dorsiflexion

Muscle Terms

100

Wasting of muscles

Atrophy

200

AKA Hiccups 

Singultus

300

Lack of muscle coordination with movement

ataxia

400

Permanent tightening of muscles

Contracture

500

Extreme slowness in movement

Bradykinesia

Muscle Diseases

100

This condition only affects the muscles in the wrist

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

200

This disease is genetic and confines people to wheelchairs for most of their lives

Muscular Dystrophy

300

When this is torn, you can't raise your arm above your shoulder level

Rotator Cuff 

400

This disease causes voluntary muscles to become weak mostly in the face and eyes

Myasthenia gravis