In the term hydrotherapy, the suffix -therapy means:

a. treatment

b. form

c. process

d. condition

a. treatment

The surgical removal of a limb, part, or other appendage is:

a. contracture

b. amputation

c. structure

d. suspension

b. amputation

The __________ position is where the body is erect, head facing forward, arms by the sides with palms to the front.

a. supine

b. Sims

c. Fowlers

d. anatomic

d. anatomic

The suffix -oma means

a. study of

b. pain

c. germ cell

d. tumor

d. tumor

Which word means -spasm

a. pain

b. tension

c. to draw together

d. cramp

b. tension

In the term tenodynia, the suffix -dynia means:

a. binding

b. incision

c. pain

d. suture

c. pain

In the term rheumatism, the root rheumat means:

a. discharge

b. weakness

c. fever

d. process

a. discharge

A muscle having three heads with a single insertion is called:

a. biceps

b. uniceps

c. quadriceps

d. triceps

d. triceps

In the term torsion, the root tors means:

a. twisted

b. below

c. excessive

d. lack of

a. twisted

In the term tenodesis, the suffix -desis means:

a. binding

b. surgical repair

c. excision

d. incision

a. binding

The sartorious muscle _______________.

a. flexes and rotates the thigh and leg

b. flexes the knee

c. plantar flexes the knee

d. extends the hip and assists flexion of the hip

a. flexes and rotates the thigh and leg

In the term isometric the root is/o means

a. within

b. different

c. equal

d. alone

c. equal

A tumor of striated muscle tissue is known as a:

a. rhabdomyoma

b. sarcoma

c. myoma

d. none of these

a. rhabdomyoma

The position used for patients with dyspnea is:

a. Fowler's

b. anatomic

c. lithotomy

d. orthopneic

d. orthopneic

The root mast in sternocleidomastoid means:

a. clavicle

b. resemble

c. breast

d. sternum

c. breast

Which of the following terms refers to the softening of muscle tissue?

a. myoplasty

b. myomalacia

c. myoma

d. myopathy

b. myomalacia

Muscles make up approximately __________ of a person's body weight.

a. 46

b. 32

c. 42

d. 38

c. 42

The root in myosarcoma means:

a. bone

b. flesh

c. suture

d. tumor

b. flesh

In the term myomalacia, the suffix -malacia means:

a. hardening

b. forming

c. softening

d. resembling

c. softening

In the term amputation, the root amputat means:

a. new opening

b. incision

c. excision

d. to cut through

d. to cut through

In the term dermatomyositis, the combining form my/o means:

a. skin

b. to cut

c. nail

d. muscle

d. muscle

The medical term for pain in the arm is:

a. brachialis

b. brachium

c. brachialgia

d. bradykinesia

c. brachialgia

The suffix -rrhapy means

a. suture

b. removal

c. bursting forth

d. surgical repair

a. suture

Skeletal muscle is also known as ____________ muscles.

a. voluntary

b. cardiac

c. striated

d. both voluntary and striated

d. both voluntary and striated

Which of the following terms describes a protein found in muscle cells?

a. dystrophian

b. dystonia

c. dystrophin

d. dystrophy

c. dystrophin

Which of the following terms refers to a point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves?

a. intramuscular contraction

b. insertion

c. attachor

d. muscular dystrophy

b. insertion