Muscular System word building/ vocab

  1. Cell of fibrous tissue______fibrocyte______
  2. Structure of muscle of the heart______cardium______
  3. Tumor of fascia (connective tissue)______fascioma______
  4. Suturing of smooth muscle______leiomyorrhaphy_
  5. Pertaining to muscle_____muscular______
  6. Incision in the heart____cardiotomy______
  7. Abnormal condition with fibrous tissue____fibrosis______
  8. Rupture of a tendon______tendorrhaphy__
  9. Without development______atrophy_______
  10. Act of leading away____abduction_______
  11. Two headed______biceps______
  12. Disease of the heart______cardiopathy____
  13. Instrument to cut muscle____myotome______
  14. Paralysis of half the body______hemiplegia______
  15. Within the muscle______intramuscular__
  16. Four heads___quadriceps______
  17. Pain in a muscle____myalgia or myodynia___
  18. Paralysis of four limbs____quadriplegia_____
  19. Inflammation of a tendon____tendinitis______
  20. Act of leading towards______adduction______
  21. Paralysis of smooth muscle______leiomyoplegia__
  22. Instrument to cut into the heart______cardiotome____
  23. Excessive development_____hypertrophy____
  24. Three heads_____triceps_______
  25. Inflammation of fascia______fasciitis_____
  26. Incision of a tendon____tendotomy OR tendinotomy_
  27. Production of muscle__musculogenesis_
  28. Surgical repair of fascia_____fasciorrhexis__
  29. Disease of muscle___myopathy_______
  30. Muscle cell______myocyte______
  31. Surgical repair of smooth muscle______leiomyoplasty___

Fill in the blanks with the proper term.

  1. One of the functions of the muscular system is _____thermogenesis______.
  2. The ___origin_______of a muscle is more proximal and more stable than the ______insertion______.
  3. Smooth muscle is ______involuntary______and non-striated.
  4. Skeletal muscles are said to be ___striated______when looking at them under a microscope.
  5. Skeletal muscles are the only muscles you have to think about to create movement, so they are ____voluntary____ muscles.
  6. When doing a biceps curl (elbow flexion), the biceps does the work so it is the __agonist_____, while the triceps is the _antagonist.
  7. A muscle that helps do a movement is called the ___synergist__.
  8. A doctor might request a ______MRI______if you injure a muscle or joint.