UNITEK LVN CHAPTER 4 MUSCULAR
SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
-plegia ✅✅ANSW-paralysis, stroke
-rrhexia ✅✅ANSW-rapture
tax/o ✅✅ANSW-coordination
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o ✅✅ANSW-tendon, stretch out
ton/o ✅✅ANSW-tone, stretching, tension
tri- ✅✅ANSW-three
muscle fibers ✅✅ANSW-long slender cells that make up muscles
fascia ✅✅ANSW-band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles
or groups of muscles
tendon ✅✅ANSW-narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a
muscle to a bone
myofascial ✅✅ANSW-pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
patellar tendon ✅✅ANSW-attaches muscles to bottom of patella
achilles tendon ✅✅ANSW-attaches the gastrocnemius muscle
, skeletal muscles ✅✅ANSW-attached to bones of skeleton and make body motions possible
smooth muscles ✅✅ANSW-AKA involuntary muscles, unstriated muscles and visceral muscles.
located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading
from glands
myocardial muscles ✅✅ANSW-AKA cardiac muscles or myocardium. Form the muscular walls of
the heart
muscle innervation ✅✅ANSW-stimulation of muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
neuromuscular ✅✅ANSW-the relationship between a nerve and muscle
contraction ✅✅ANSW-tightening of a muscle
relaxation ✅✅ANSW-occurs when a muscle returns to its original form
abducion ✅✅ANSW-is the movement of a limb AWAY FROM the midline of the body
adduction ✅✅ANSW-movement of a limb TOWARD the midline of the body
flexion ✅✅ANSW-decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
extension ✅✅ANSW-increasing the angle between two bones or straightening out a limb
hyperextension ✅✅ANSW-extreme or over extension of a limb or body part beyond its normal
limit
elevation ✅✅ANSW-act of raising or lifting a body part
depression ✅✅ANSW-act of lowering a body part
SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
-plegia ✅✅ANSW-paralysis, stroke
-rrhexia ✅✅ANSW-rapture
tax/o ✅✅ANSW-coordination
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o ✅✅ANSW-tendon, stretch out
ton/o ✅✅ANSW-tone, stretching, tension
tri- ✅✅ANSW-three
muscle fibers ✅✅ANSW-long slender cells that make up muscles
fascia ✅✅ANSW-band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles
or groups of muscles
tendon ✅✅ANSW-narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a
muscle to a bone
myofascial ✅✅ANSW-pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
patellar tendon ✅✅ANSW-attaches muscles to bottom of patella
achilles tendon ✅✅ANSW-attaches the gastrocnemius muscle
, skeletal muscles ✅✅ANSW-attached to bones of skeleton and make body motions possible
smooth muscles ✅✅ANSW-AKA involuntary muscles, unstriated muscles and visceral muscles.
located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading
from glands
myocardial muscles ✅✅ANSW-AKA cardiac muscles or myocardium. Form the muscular walls of
the heart
muscle innervation ✅✅ANSW-stimulation of muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
neuromuscular ✅✅ANSW-the relationship between a nerve and muscle
contraction ✅✅ANSW-tightening of a muscle
relaxation ✅✅ANSW-occurs when a muscle returns to its original form
abducion ✅✅ANSW-is the movement of a limb AWAY FROM the midline of the body
adduction ✅✅ANSW-movement of a limb TOWARD the midline of the body
flexion ✅✅ANSW-decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
extension ✅✅ANSW-increasing the angle between two bones or straightening out a limb
hyperextension ✅✅ANSW-extreme or over extension of a limb or body part beyond its normal
limit
elevation ✅✅ANSW-act of raising or lifting a body part
depression ✅✅ANSW-act of lowering a body part
