Terminology Quiz Bowl

Nearest the point of attachment, origin

Tissue composed of contractile fibers or cells.

The movement of a limb or other part towards the midline of the body, or from another part

Death of tissue or cells.

Growth plate

Escape of blood into the surrounding tissue to forming a purple or black and blue spot, such as a bruise.

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Towards the bottom of the body or body part

Abnormal protrusion of an organ or a part through the containing wall of its cavity, usually abdominal cavity

Away from the midline of the body

A wound caused by rubbing or scaping the skin or a mucous membrane.

Lateral rotation of the forearm, as in turning the palm of the hand upward

Inflammation of the muscle tissue.

Swelling as result of the collection of fluid in the connective tissue.

Long duration, repeating

A wound produced by the tearing of body tissue.

Escape of the fluid into a cavity (such as within a joint capsule)

The breaking of a bone or cartilage.

Localized swelling that is filled with blood caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel

A small bone implanted in a tendon (like the patella).

The action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position

Inflammation of the muscle with formation (calcification) of bone.

Towards the top of the body or body part

Nose bleed

Gristle, White, Semi opaque, non-vascular connective tissue composed of a matrix containing nucleated cells.

The sticking together or binding of tissue fibers.

Inflammation of a tendon, most commonly from overuse.

A band of dense fibrous tissue forming the termination of the muscle and attaching to the bone.

Inflammation of a muscle or tendon, without swelling.

Health care professionals who collaborate with physicians and provide prevention, emergency care, diagnosis, and rehab

The manner or place of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves

An injury to a muscle (tear in tendon) in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over-stretching

Existing before or at birth.

The tearing away of an attached or anchored tissue.

Injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

Quick onset, short duration

A band of flexible, dense white fibrous connective tissue that connects the bone to bone

The action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint

The place or point where a body part arises muscle, nerve, or other /begins

A cut made into the tissue or organ.

Medial rotation of the forearm, as in turning the palm of the hand downward

farthest from the point of reference

A fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity that allows a muscle or tendon to slide over bone and reduces friction.

A displacement of one or more bones of a joint.

Turning the sole of the foot outward

A hole made in the skin by piercing of a pointed instrument.

Back of the body or body part

Inflammation of the bursa

Professional membership association for ATCs and others who support the AT profession

Enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in the size of its cells.

Decrease in muscle or tissue size due to injury

The front of the body or body part

A sac-like fibrous membrane the surrounds a joint.

The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part

Passing of blood in the urine

Toward the midline of the body

Growth Plate

Turning the sole of the foot outward

A stretched or torn ligament