MED TERM Ch 4 Muscle System
Post-Assessment
ataxia - ✔✔This is the condition that occurs when there is a lack of muscle coordination during
voluntary movement.
ataxia - ✔✔When a person is suffering with Parkinson's Disease, one of the symptoms exhibited is
difficulty walking. What medical term is defined by this symptom?
bradykinsia - ✔✔When movement in the body is reduced to extreme slowness this condition is
identified as:
dorsiflexion - ✔✔When a foot bends upward at the ankle this movement is known as:
elbow - ✔✔Epicondylitis is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding which part of the body:
fasciitis - ✔✔This condition is an inflammation of the fibrous tissue along the bottom of your foot that
connects your heel bone to your toes. It is called plantar ___________.
fibromyalgia - ✔✔When this syndrome occurs, its symptoms include fatigue, muscle, joint or bone
pain, and is categorized as:
hemiparesis - ✔✔When a patient experiences weakness and slight paralysis on one side of the
body, this condition is called:
hemiplegia - ✔✔Paralysis that affects only one side of the body is known as:
hemiplegia - ✔✔Stroke victims that experience paralysis on only the left side of their body suffer
from this type of condition:
hemiplegia - ✔✔This condition is an inflammation of the fibrous tissue along the bottom of your foot
that connects your heel bone to your toes. It is called plantar ________.
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the elbow - ✔✔What does the term epicondylitis mean?
myocele - ✔✔A __________ is the protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in the fascia
surrounding it.
Post-Assessment
ataxia - ✔✔This is the condition that occurs when there is a lack of muscle coordination during
voluntary movement.
ataxia - ✔✔When a person is suffering with Parkinson's Disease, one of the symptoms exhibited is
difficulty walking. What medical term is defined by this symptom?
bradykinsia - ✔✔When movement in the body is reduced to extreme slowness this condition is
identified as:
dorsiflexion - ✔✔When a foot bends upward at the ankle this movement is known as:
elbow - ✔✔Epicondylitis is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding which part of the body:
fasciitis - ✔✔This condition is an inflammation of the fibrous tissue along the bottom of your foot that
connects your heel bone to your toes. It is called plantar ___________.
fibromyalgia - ✔✔When this syndrome occurs, its symptoms include fatigue, muscle, joint or bone
pain, and is categorized as:
hemiparesis - ✔✔When a patient experiences weakness and slight paralysis on one side of the
body, this condition is called:
hemiplegia - ✔✔Paralysis that affects only one side of the body is known as:
hemiplegia - ✔✔Stroke victims that experience paralysis on only the left side of their body suffer
from this type of condition:
hemiplegia - ✔✔This condition is an inflammation of the fibrous tissue along the bottom of your foot
that connects your heel bone to your toes. It is called plantar ________.
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the elbow - ✔✔What does the term epicondylitis mean?
myocele - ✔✔A __________ is the protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in the fascia
surrounding it.
