Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Muscle Info
If you have anatomy and stuff this might help
10
Anatomy
10th Grade
01/21/2013

Additional Anatomy Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
What are the 5 functions of skeletal muscles
Definition

1. Responsiveness (Ablility for a muscle to respond to chemical signals)

2. Conductivity (Ablility for a muscle to send a signal to the membrane)

3. Contractility (Ability of a muscle to contract / shorten and move bone)

4. Extensability (Ablility for a muscle to extend and move bone)

5. Elastisity (Ablility for a muscle to return to original position)

Term
[image]
Definition

1. Vein / Artery / Nerve

2. Perimysium

3. Epimysium

4. Muscle fiber

5. Fascicle

6. Perimysium

7. Tendon

8. Bone

*Note: Deep Facsia is on outside of muscle from tendon and Myofibrils are part of muscle fibers

Term

What tissue binds Muscle to Muscle

 

Definition
Aponeurosis
Term
What binds muscle to bone
Definition
Tendon
Term

When a muscle moves a bone

What is the bone moving called (1)

and

What is the Bone that DOESN'T move called (2)

Definition

1) Insertion

2) Origin

Term
What is a Prime mover / Antagonist
Definition

Muscle that actually CONTRACTS and MOVES the bone

 

ie. Tricep is prime mover / antagonist of flexation at the elbow

Term
Synergist
Definition
Muscle that moves the other way than the antagonist (ie. if the antagonist is contracting the synergist is relaxing)
Term

QUICK!!! KNOW THE STUFF ABOUT HOW A MUSCLE CONTRACTS (AS IN THE STUFF INVOLVING ATP)

 

 

Definition

Did ya get it right? if not watch these videos

 

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter10/animation__action_potentials_and_muscle_contraction.html

 

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter10/animation__breakdown_of_atp_and_cross-bridge_movement_during_muscle_contraction.html

 

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter10/animation__function_of_the_neuromuscular_junction__quiz_1_.html

 

 

 

Term
Difference between Volentary and Involentary muscle movements
Definition

Volentary - You caused the movement (bicep curl)

Involentary - Your body does it naturally (shivering, heart beating)

Supporting users have an ad free experience!