Medical Terminology Chapter 4 - The Muscular System
Across
- 2. lack of normal muscle tone or strength
- 5. physician specialty focusing on restoration of function
- 9. injury to a joint occurring when ligament is wrenched or torn
- 10. spasmodic contraction of muscle of the neck causing pull to affected side
- 12. autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction
- 14. muscle fiber death and associated complications as a result of muscle injury
- 18. inflamed and swollen tendons caught between bones of shoulder joint
- 19. diagnostic procedure evaluating joint mobility and muscle strength
- 20. chronic condition of muscle, joint, or bone pain and fatigue
- 21. fluid-filled swelling occurring most often on outer wrist surface
Down
- 1. surgical suture of tendon to bone
- 3. fibrous sheet-like material that binds muscle together or to bone
- 4. age associated loss of muscle mass, strength, and function
- 6. partial paralysis or weakness on one side of the body
- 7. overuse injury of muscle from hip to tibia (abbrv)
- 8. common first aid approach for muscular injuries consisting of a combination of treatments
- 11. pain at outer side of forearm
- 13. movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle
- 15. diaphragmatic myoclonus
- 16. abnormal fibrous tissue bands between structures
- 17. inflammation of the tendon sheath