Quiz on Medical Terminology

Paraplegia means

• paralysis of both legs

• rupture or tearing of a muscle

• paralysis of all four extremities

• Stretching or tearing of a muscle

Tendons primarily attach:

• Bone to bone

• muscle to bone

• Ligaments to muscle

• muscle to muscle

What does the I in RICE mean

• ice

• ice cream

• implement

• insert

Involuntary sudden movement or convulsive muscular contraction

• strain

• spasm

• rigor

• contractions

The most active muscles in the body, estimated to move more than 100,000 times a day, are located in:

• The legs

• The heart

• The eyes

• The stomach

Which of the following muscles is considered involuntary and is responsible for pumping blood?

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

• muscle to bone

What type of muscle is found in the respiratory tract, stomach, and intestines, and moves contents through the body?

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Voluntary muscle

This type of muscle is found in the mouth, arms, and legs

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

• involuntary

Smooth muscle is voluntary or involuntary?

• voluntary

• involuntary

Which type of muscle is under conscious control?

• Involuntary muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle