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Skeletal muscle is also known as ________ muscles.


A) voluntary
B) cardiac
C) involuntary
D) smooth

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The meaning of the abbreviation TBW is ________.

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Pertaining to having the same tone or tension is ________.

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Write the correct abbreviation for total body weight:

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TBW

Describe the primary functions of the cardiac muscle.

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The cardiac muscle of the heart is contr...

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A chronic disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness is called ________.

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The meaning of the abbreviation EMG is ________.

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An instrument used to cut muscle is a myotome.

A) True
B) False

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In the term hydrotherapy,the suffix -therapy means


A) condition
B) treatment
C) process
D) cure

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The position used for patients with dyspnea is:


A) Fowler's
B) lithotomy
C) orthopneic
D) dorsal recumbent

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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C

What treatment uses high-frequency current to produce heat and increase blood flow?


A) diathermy
B) massage
C) thermotherapy
D) hydrotherapy

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A cramp of a finger or toe is a/an ________.

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In the term tenodynia,the suffix -dynia means


A) binding
B) incision
C) suture
D) pain

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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To knead,apply pressure,and friction to external body tissues is known as:


A) position
B) torsion
C) exercise
D) massage

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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


A) 25
B) 38
C) 42
D) 55

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Pertaining to having equal measure is ________.

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Tenodesis is a surgical binding of a tendon.

A) True
B) False

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A genetic disease characterized by a progressive muscular weakness is:


A) muscular dystrophy
B) atrophy
C) myasthenia gravis
D) paralysis

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The suffix in myoplasty means


A) disease
B) surgical repair
C) muscle
D) suture

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves is called:


A) insertion
B) origin
C) levator
D) prime mover

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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