Muscular System Medical Terminology

What does the combining form 'kines/o, kinesi/o' mean?

• Tension, tone

• Coordination, order

• Hernia, tumor, swelling

• Movement

Which of the following muscular tissues are considered involuntary?

• Skeletal

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• N/A

Which of the following is NOT a way to name muscles?

• Size

• Shape

• Action

• Color

The term oblique, transverse, and rectus falls into which naming category?

• Size

• Direction of fibers

• Number of origins

• Shape

The term biceps, quadriceps, and triceps falls into which naming category?

• Number of origins

• Direction of fibers

• Size

• Shape

The combining form my/o means what?

• Muscle

• Tendon

• Nerve Root

• Movement

The combining form tend/o means what?

• Muscle

• Movement

• Tendon

• Nerve Root

The term flexor falls into which naming category?

• Shape

• Size

• Action

• Direction of Fibers

Jerry flexes his tricep. What muscle characteristic describes what's happening when he flexes?

• extensibility

• contractibility

• excitability

What does the combining form 'my/o' mean?

• Muscle

• Tendon

• Nerve Root

• Movement