Muscle and Tendon Terminology

This video tutorial covers various terms related to the muscular system, providing definitions and explanations for each. It includes terms like abduction, adhesion, ataxia, atrophy, circumduction, tendoniesis, dystonia, electromyography, epicondylitis, ergonomics, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, myoclonus, myorraphy, quadriplegia, sarcopenia, singultus, sphincter, tenolysis, and tenotomy. The video aims to enhance understanding of these terms and their relevance to the muscular system.

What is the movement called when a body part is moved away from the body's midline?

• Flexion

• Circumduction

• Abduction

• Adduction

What term describes the abnormal joining of tissues, often due to scar tissue?

• Myoclonus

• Dystonia

• Adhesion

• Atrophy

Which procedure involves anchoring a tendon to a bone to restore function?

• Myorraphy

• Tenotomy

• Tendoniesis

• Tenolysis

What is the study of designing workspaces to optimize efficiency and reduce strain?

• Ergonomics

• Anthropometry

• Physiology

• Kinesiology

What is the term for weakness or partial paralysis affecting one side of the body?

• Hemiplegia

• Hemiparesis

• Paraplegia

• Quadriplegia

Which condition is characterized by rapid involuntary muscle twitching?

• Dystonia

• Myoclonus

• Ataxia

• Sarcopenia

What is the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength called?

• Atrophy

• Dystrophy

• Sarcopenia

• Myopathy

What is the reflex involving involuntary contraction of the diaphragm known as?

• Twitch

• Cramp

• Spasm

• Singultus

Which surgical procedure involves the release of a tendon from adhesions?

• Tendoniesis

• Myorraphy

• Tenolysis

• Tenotomy

What is the surgical cutting or release of a tendon called?

• Tenotomy

• Tenolysis

• Myorraphy

• Tendoniesis