Question 1

The muscle in the lateral shoulder,which is shaped like a triangle and raises and lowers the arm,is called the ____________ muscle.

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Question 2

Skeletal muscles are ____________ ,showing bands of color when examined under the microscope.

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Question 3

When an electrical impulse reaches the end of a nerve cell,the nerve cell releases the neurotransmitter ____________,and that begins the contraction of a muscle fiber.

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Question 4

The ____________ is the beginning of a muscle where it is attached to a stationary or nearly stationary bone of the skeleton.

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Question 5

Because of periodic,involuntary jerking movement of his hands and head,Mr.Jones is being treated with the beta-blocker drug propranolol (Inderal) for his essential familial ____________.

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Question 6

The ____________ or ending point is where the muscle attaches to the bone that it moves when it contracts and relaxes.

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Question 7

Each muscle ____________ is a bundle of individual muscle fibers.

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Question 8

In ______________ exercise,the patient exercises without the assistance of the physical therapist.

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Question 9

Vigorous weight training can increase the size of a muscle,and this is called muscle ____________.

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Question 10

Skeletal muscles are ____________ and striated muscles that contract and relax in response to conscious thought.

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Question 11

Drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil,Motrin) that are used to suppress inflammation and decrease pain are in a drug category known by the abbreviation ____________.

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Question 12

A muscle strain is also known as a _________ muscle.

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Question 13

A muscle is attached to a bone at its origin or at its insertion by a ____________.

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Question 14

During a car accident when a person's head snaps backward and forward,causing damage to the structures in the neck,the result is known as hyperextension-hyperflexion.The common term for this condition is ____________.

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Question 15

A/An ____________ is a fluid-filled sac that decreases friction where a tendon rubs against a bone near a synovial joint.

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Question 16

A flat,white sheet of fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or other structure is called a/an ____________.

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Question 17

Straightening and extending a joint to increase the angle between two bones or two body parts is known as ____________.

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Question 18

All of the muscles of the body or all of the muscles in one part of the body are referred to as the ____________.

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Question 19

In infants,the only suitable site for an _______________ injection is in the large muscle of the anterolateral thigh.

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Question 20

A muscle ____________ is a painful but temporary condition characterized by a sudden,severe,involuntary,and prolonged contraction of a muscle,usually in the legs.

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Quiz 9: Orthopedics - Muscular System