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| Tissues that utilize chemical energy to contract and generate the force necessary for movement (could be moving your body or moving materials in your body) |
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| List Three Characteristics of a Muscle |
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1) Irritable – contracts (and shortens) in response to a specific stimulus
2) Highly vascular – requires a significant blood supply
3) Comprises 50% of our body mass |
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| What are 4 Characteristics of Cardiac Muscles? |
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1) Only found in the heart
2) Composed of branched cells interconnected in networks
3) Involuntary – not under conscious control
4) Self-exciting – when one portion of the tissue is stimulated the entire network is stimulated to contract |
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| What are 3 Characteristics of Smooth Muscles? |
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1) Found within internal organ walls (i.e. stomach, blood vessels, bladder, etc.
2) Spindle shaped cells arranged in sheets
3) Involuntary – not under conscious control |
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| What are 3 Characteristics of Skeletal Muscles? |
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1) Found attached to the skeleton to allow for physical movement
2) Composed of highly elongated cells arranged in bundles
3) Voluntary – under conscious control |
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| The non-moving point of attachment for a muscle. |
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| The moving point of attachment for a muscle |
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| The movement a muscle makes. |
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| The primary muscle that produces a body movement. |
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| The muscle that opposes a body movement. |
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| Aiding and supporting muscles for a movement. |
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| Muscle comprises approximately _____ percent of our body mass. |
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| What is the Primary Function of a Muscle? |
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| contract generating the force required for movement. |
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| Which of the following type of muscle tissue is generally responsible for generating the force required for physical movement of the human body? |
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| Involuntary tissues in the human body can not be consciously controlled while voluntary tissues can be. Which of the following types of muscle tissue are considered to be voluntary? |
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| Self-exciting muscle tissues are those where one portion of the tissue is stimulated to contract then the entire tissue network is stimulated to contract. Which of the following types of muscle tissue are considered to be self-exciting? |
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| Certain types of muscle tissue, upon contraction, generate force that propels materials throughout other organs of the human body. Which of the following types of muscle tissue accomplish this phenomenon? |
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| Cardiac and Skeletal Muscles. |
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| Muscles Required for Closing the Jaw |
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Definition
- Temporalis
- Masseter
**Working Synergistically Together** |
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| Muscle Required for Opening the Jaw |
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Definition
- Platysma
**Aids in the Process** |
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| Muscle Required for Raising the Eyebrows |
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| Muscle Required for Opening and Closing the Eyes |
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| Muscle Required for Controlling Lip and Oral Cavity Movements |
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| Muscle Required for Raising the Corners of the Mouth |
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| Muscle Required for Compressing the Cheeks |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Neck |
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Definition
- Left Sternocleidomastoid
- Right Sternocleidomastoid
**Working Synergistically Together** |
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| Muscles Required for Lateral Flexion of the Neck |
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- Left Sternocleidomastoid
- Right Sternocleidomastoid
**Working Independently** |
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| Muscles Required for Rotation of the Neck |
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Definition
- Left Splenius capitis
- Right Splenius capitis
**Working Independently** |
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| Muscles Required for Extension & Hyper extension of the Neck |
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Definition
- Left Splenius capitis
- Right Splenius capitis
- Trapezius of the Upper Back |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Trunk (Back Muscles) |
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Definition
Erector Spinae
**Synergistic Contraction** |
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| Muscles Required for Rotation of the Trunk (Back Muscles) |
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Definition
- Erector Spinae
- External Obliques
- Internal Obliques
**Independent Contraction of Erector Spinae** |
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| Muscles Required for Rotation of the Trunk (Abdominal Wall) |
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- Internal Obliques
- External Obliques
**Working Independantly**
- Erector Spinae |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Trunk (Abdominal Wall) |
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- Right Rectrus Abdominis
- Left Rectus Abdominis
** Working Synergistically Together**
- Right External Obliques
- Left External Obliques
** Working Synergistically Together**
- Right Internal Obliques
- Left Internal Obliques
**Working Synergistically Together**
- Erector Spinae |
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| Muscle Required for Abduction of the Shoulder |
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| Muscles Required for Adduction of the Shoulder |
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- Latissamis Dorsi
- Teres Major
- Pectoralis Major (aids) |
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| Muscles Required for Elevation of the Shoulder |
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Definition
- Upper Fibers of the Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae |
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| Muscles Required for Depression of the Shoulder |
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- Lower Fiber s of the Trpezius
- Latissamis Dorsi |
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| Muscle Required for Protraction of the Shoulder |
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| Muscles Required for Retraction of the Shoulder |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Shoulder |
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- Pectoralis Major
- Anterior Fibers of the Deltoid |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Shoulder |
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- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Posterior Fibers of the Deltoid |
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| What Muscles are the Rotator Cuffs Made up of? |
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- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
- Subscapularis |
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| Muscles Required for Medial Rotation of the Shoulder |
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Definition
- Teres major
- Subscapularis |
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| Muscles Required for Lateral Rotation of the Shoulder |
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- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Elbow |
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Definition
- Biceps brachii
- Brachioradialis
- Brachialis |
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| Muscle Required for Extension of the Elbow |
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| Muscles Required for Pronation of the Forearm |
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Definition
- Pronator Teres
- Pronator Quadratus |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Wrist |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Wrist |
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| Muscles Required for Abduction of the Wrist |
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- Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Extensor Carpi Radialis |
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| Muscles Required for Adduction of the Wrist |
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- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Fingers |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Fingers |
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| Muscles Required for Supination of the Forearm |
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- Biceps Brachii
- Supinator |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Thigh at the Hip |
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Definition
- Iliopsoas (Illiacus and Psoas Major)
- Rectus Femoris
- Sartorius (assists) |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Thigh at the Hip |
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- Gluteus Maximus
- Hamstrings Group |
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| Muscles Required for Abduction of the Thigh at the Hip |
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- Gluteus Medius
- Tensor Fasciae Latae |
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| Muscles Required for Adduction of the Thigh at the Hip |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Leg at the Knee |
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| Muscles Required for Extension of the Thigh at the Hip |
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| Muscles Required Dorsiflexion for of the Ankle |
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Definition
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum Group |
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| Muscles Required Extension for of the Ankle |
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Definition
| - Extensor digitorum group |
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| Muscles Required for Inversion of the Foot |
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Definition
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| Muscles Required for Eversion of the Foot |
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Definition
- Fibularis Longus
- Fibularis Brevis Muscles |
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| Muscles Required for Plantarflexion of the Foot |
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Definition
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Flexor Digitorum Longus. |
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| Muscles Required for Flexion of the Toes |
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Definition
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| What are the Muscles in the Hamstring Group? |
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Definition
| Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus |
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| What are the Muscles in the Quadriceps Group? |
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| Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis Vastus Intermedius and Rectus Femoris |
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