MT Muscle System Terminology

What is the term for inflammation of the Achilles tendon?

• A. Abduction

• B. Adduction

• C. Achilles tendonitis

• D. Adhesion

What is the term for moving toward the midline?

• A. Abduction

• B. Adduction

• C. Achilles tendonitis

• D. Adhesion

What is the term for a band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally?

• A. Abduction

• B. Adduction

• C. Achilles tendonitis

• D. Adhesion

What is the term for lack of muscle coordination?

• A. Ataxia

• B. Atonic

• C. Atrophy

• D. Bradykinesia

What is the term for lacking normal muscle tone or strength?

• A. Ataxia

• B. Atonic

• C. Atrophy

• D. Bradykinesia

What is the term for the circular movement at the far end of a limb?

• A. Circumduction

• B. Contracture

• C. Dorsiflexion

• D. Electromyography

What is the term for the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle?

• A. Circumduction

• B. Contracture

• C. Dorsiflexion

• D. Electromyography

What is the term for bending of the foot or the toes upward?

• A. Circumduction

• B. Contracture

• C. Dorsiflexion

• D. Electromyography

What is the term for a condition caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel?

• A. Carpal tunnel syndrome

• B. Circumduction

• C. Contracture

• D. Dorsiflexion

What is the term for pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles?

• A. Fibromyalgia

• B. Hemiparesis

• C. Hyperkinesia

• D. Hypertonia