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Chapter 20 - The Muscular System - Assessment Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root my/o mean?

(a)  

2.

What are two roots which mean muscle?

a)

erg/o

b)

my/o

c)

fasci/o

d)

muscul/o

3.

Which root means work/energy?

a)

erg-

b)

kin-

c)

ton-

d)

in-

4.

Which of these words contain the root erg/o?

a)

synergy

b)

ergonomics

c)

allergy

d)

ergonomic

5.

Roots kin/o-, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o all mean energy.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Roots kin/o-, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o all mean movement.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Dystonia is abnormal muscle (a)  

8.

Myoglobin is a type of protein (globin) found in (a)  

9.

Inosclerosis is hardening of tissue from an increase in

a)

fascia

b)

muscles

c)

fibrous tissue

d)

tendon

10.

The muscularis layer in the wall of a hollow organ or duct is composed of

a)

muscle

b)

air

c)

smooth muscle

d)

tone

11.

Tenodesis means:

a)

inflammation of a tendon

b)

binding or fusion of a tendon

c)

rupture of a tendon

d)

surgery on a tendon

12.

Myalgia consists of "my-" and "algia". What do they mean?

a)

pain, muscle

b)

muscle, pain

c)

my muscle

d)

inflammation of a muscle

13.

What does kinesiology mean?

a)

pertaining to movement

b)

study of movement

c)

pertaining to energy

d)

producing or generating movement

14.

Excision of fascia is termed (a)  

15.

What is plastic repair of a tendon and its muscle termed?

a)

tenomyoplasty

b)

tendonoplasty

c)

tendonopexy

d)

tenorrhaphy

16.

What is a term for a group of hereditary diseases

involving progressive, noninflammatory muscular degeneration?

a)

muscular dystrophy

b)

osteoporosis

c)

polymyositis

d)

Parkinson's

17.

What does medical acronym ROM stand for?

a)

rich in muscles

b)

read-only memory

c)

reduced range of motion

d)

rapid onset of myocardium

18.

Orthopedists diagnose musculoskeletal disorders by: (check all that apply)

a)

MRI and other imaging techniques

b)

ROM measurements

c)

strength testing

d)

pap smear

19.

What is a sprain?

a)

A disease of unknown cause involving muscular inflammation and weakness

b)

A disease caused by motor neuron degeneration resulting in muscular weakness and atrophy

c)

Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath

d)

Injury to a ligament caused by abnormal or excessive force at a joint, but without bone dislocation or fracture

20.

Smooth muscle is also called visceral muscle.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The quadriceps muscle has three components.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In an isotonic contraction, a muscle shortens.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Write a word that means the opposite of abduction (in relation to muscles):

(a)  

24.

What is the opposite of pronation (as related to muscles)?

a)

postnation

b)

supination

c)

antenatal

d)

supinator

25.

What is inositis?

a)

inflammation of the ileum

b)

any disease of fibers

c)

inflammation of fibrous tissue

d)

decreased bone density