Muscle and Skeletal Injuries Can Occur When Workers Use the Same

question 42

Multiple Choice

Muscle and skeletal injuries can occur when workers use the same muscles over and over again to do their tasks. Which of the following is a generic term referring to that phenomenon?

• A)myasthenia gravis
• B)cumulative trauma disorder
• C)repetitive trauma syndrome
• D)musculo-skeletal trauma

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Definitions:

Paranasal Sinuses

Air-filled spaces within the bones around the nasal cavity that help to warm, moisten, and filter the air we breathe.

Nasal Cavity

The interior space of the nose, involved in breathing and olfaction, lined with hairs and mucous membranes.

Thyroid Cartilage

Largest laryngeal cartilage. It forms the laryngeal prominence, or Adam’s apple.

Laryngeal Cartilages

The cartilaginous structures in the larynx (voice box) that provide support and protection, including the thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages.