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A&P - Ch 7: Muscular System
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Is skeletal muscle movement voluntary or involuntary?
Definition
Voluntary.
Term
How are the cells of skeletal muscles arranged?
Definition
In bundles, enclosed in connective tissue sheaths.
Term
Describe the cells of skeletal muscles.
Definition
Long and strong.
Term
How do skeletal muscles move the body?
Definition
By PULLING, not pushing.
Term
What are Synergists?
Definition
All of the muscles responsible for a particular movement.
Term
What is the name of the muscle which is most responsible for a movement?
Definition
The Prime Mover.
Term
Are movements typically accomplished by only one muscle?
Definition
No. Generally, by several muscles.
Term
What are antagonists?
Definition
Pairs of muscles that work in opposite movements (example: bicep and tricep)
Term
In an antagonist pair of muscles, what is the agonist muscle doing and what is the antagonist muscle doing?
Definition
The agonist is flexing, while the antagonist relaxes.
Term
What are levators?
Definition
Muscles that raise a body part.
Term
What do Tendons do?
Definition
They anchor the muscle to the bone.
Term
Which is thinner on a muscle: the point of origination or the point of attachment?
Definition
The point of attachment is thinner.
Term
Which is thicker on a muscle: the point of origination or the point of attachment?
Definition
The point of origination is thicker.
Term
How many bones do most muscles attach to?
Definition
Most muscles attach to two bones that have a moveable joint between them.
Term
When a muscle attaches to 2 bones, what is also present?
Definition
A joint between the bones.
Term
Where is the Bursa of a joint located?
Definition
Between the tendon and the joint.
Term
What does the Bursa of a joint help to prevent?
Definition
Friction between the tendon and the joint.
Term
What is found between bones at the joint to keep bones together?
Definition
Ligaments.
Term
What is a bursa lined and filled with?
Definition
It is lined with synovial membrane and filled with synovial fluid.
Term
Define the movement Flexion.
Definition
This movement reduces the angle between two bones at their joint.
Term
Define the movement extension.
Definition
Opposite of Flexion. Increases the angle at the joint.
Term
Define the movement Abduction.
Definition
It is moving a body part away from the midline of the body.
Term
Define the movement Adduction.
Definition
It is moving a body part toward the midline of the body.
Term
Define the movement Rotation.
Definition
It is the movement of a body part around an axis.
Term
Define the movement Supination.
Definition
Refers to hand position; it is the movement which turns the palm to the anterior position (anatomical position)
Term
Define the movement Pronation.
Definition
It is the movement of the hand turned posteriorly.
Term
Define the movement Dorsiflexion.
Definition
It is when the top of the foot is elevated with the toes pointing upward.
Term
Define the movement Plantar Flexion.
Definition
It is the foot directed downward (standing on your toes)
Term
What is the name of the muscle over the frontal skull, which allows you to raise your eyebrows?
Definition
It is the Frontal (frontalis)
Term
What is the name of the muscle which allows you to close your eye?
Definition
Orbicularis oculi
Term
What is the name of the muscle around your mouth, aka the kissing muscle?
Definition
Orbicularis oris
Term
What is the name of the muscle which elevates the mandible, allowing us to close the mouth and chew?
Definition
Masseter
Term
What is the name of the muscle which assists the Masseter in closing the jaw?
Definition
Temporal (temporalis)
Term
What is the name of the muscle that starts behind the ear and attaches at the clavical and allows flexing of the head toward the chest?
Definition
Sternocleidomastoid.
Term
What is the name of the muscle located on the back of the neck/upper back, which elevates, lowers and adducts the shoulders and extends the head backward?
Definition
Trapezius
Term
Name the muscle located in the chest that flexes the upper arm.
Definition
Pectoralis Major
Term
Name the muscle in the back which helps extend the upper arm
Definition
Latissimus dorsi.
Term
Name the muscle in the upper arm that helps adduct the arm.
Definition
Deltoid
Term
Name the 2-headed muscle that serves as the primary flexor of the forearm.
Definition
Biceps brachii
Term
Name the 3-headed muscle on the posterior surface of the upper arm that acts as an extensor in the elbox/forearm.
Definition
Triceps brachii
Term
Name the three layers of muscle that make up the Anterior abdomen.
Definition
External oblique, Internal oblique, and Transversus abdominis.
Term
What is the outermost layer of the anterior abdomen?
Definition
External oblique
Term
What is the middle layer of the anterior abdomen?
Definition
Internal oblique
Term
What is the innermost layer of the anterior abdomen?
Definition
Transversus abdominis
Term
Where the three layers of muscles on the anterior abdomen are running in different directions, what is this effect called?
Definition
The girdle effect.
Term
Name the muscle that runs down the midline of the abdomen from the thorax to the pubis.
Definition
Rectus abdominus
Term
Which of the respiratory muscles is found in between the ribs?
Definition
Intercostal muscles
Term
Which of the respiratory muscles separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Definition
The diaphragm
Term
Name the muscle that forms the buttock and is the extensor of the thigh and supports the torso.
Definition
Gluteus maximus
Term
Name the muscle that abducts the femur and is a known injection site.
Definition
Gluteus medius
Term
Which muscle group consists of flexors of the lower leg?
Definition
Hamstring muscles.
Term
Name the three muscles in the hamstring group.
Definition
Semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris.
Term
Which group of muscles covers the thigh and helps extend the leg?
Definition
Quadriceps femoris
Term
Name the four muscles in the Quadriceps group.
Definition
Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius.
Term
Name the muscle that dorsiflexes the foot.
Definition
Tibilas anterior
Term
Name the primary calf muscle, responsible for plantar flexion of the foot.
Definition
Gastocnemius
Term
What are the three intramuscular injection sites?
Definition
Deltoid, gluteus medius, vastus lateralis
Term
What are the small, delicate muscle cells found throughout the internal organs of the body?
Definition
Smooth muscles
Term
What kind of muscles work involuntarily and control functions such as breathing, peristalsis, blood cirulation and pupil dilation?
Definition
Smooth muscles
Term
What kind of muscle tissue is found only in the heart?
Definition
Cardiac muscle tissue
Term
How is cardiac muscle tissue arranged?
Definition
In a continuous network without a sheath separation.
Term
When one cardiac muscle cell gets the signal to contract, what happens to the neighboring cells?
Definition
They are stimulated simultaneously and contract together.
Term
Name the first 3 functions of the skeletal muscles.
Definition
1. Contractions provide heat and 2. permit movement. 3. Hold the trunk and head erect.
Term
Name the second 3 funtions of the skeletal muscles.
Definition
4. Protect blood vessels & nerves 5. Help blood flow return to heart 6. Provide protective padding for internal organs.
Term
What do muscles store as an energy source?
Definition
Glycogen
Term
What happens as glycogen is used in the muscles?
Definition
Heat is produced and warms the body.
Term
What happens to muscles when they contract?
Definition
They become short and thicker.
Term
What are skeletal muscles that bend joints called?
Definition
Flexors
Term
What are skeletal muscles that straighten out a joint called?
Definition
Extensors
Term
What do skeletal muscles do to help the body stay erect?
Definition
They stay partially contracted.
Term
Define "muscle tone"
Definition
The constant state of contraction to help the body remain erect
Term
What is the name for the involuntary contraction of smooth muscles that results in the constant contraction and relaxation of the layers of smooth muscle?
Definition
Peristalsis
Term
Name the muscle that is smooth, donut-shaped, and pinches to control the flow of blood, food, or liquid.
Definition
Sphincter muscle.
Term
What is the name for the strong fibrous connective tissue sheaths that do not bend or stretch?
Definition
Tendons
Term
What is the purpose of a tendon?
Definition
To attach a muscle to a bone.
Term
What are the flexible, fibrous tissues that support organs and join bones to bones at the joint?
Definition
Ligaments.
Term
What is the painful inflammation of the bursae that cover and lubricate muscles and tendons?
Definition
Bursitis
Term
What is the painful inflammation of the tendons and muscle attachments to the bone?
Definition
Tendonitis
Term
What is the chronic musculoskeletal condition that causes widespread pain and the presence of tender points or trigger points through out the body?
Definition
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Term
What is name for the group of congential disorders that result in progressive wasting away of skeletal muscle and eventually death?
Definition
Muscular Dystrophy
Term
What are the two muscular dystrophy disorders?
Definition
Duchenne's and Erb's
Term
What is the name for the congenital or acquired neck deformity that bends the head toward the affected side?
Definition
Torticollis
Term
Which muscular disorder does not appear to be inherited, can affect both sexes, usually begins between the ages 30-50, and causes death within 5 years?
Definition
Mixed Dystrophy
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