| Question |
Answer |
| 3 functions of muscles |
Support the body, permit movement, and produce body heat. |
| "myo" means: |
Muscle |
| 4 functions of skeletal or voluntary muscle: |
they move body parts, maintain posture, cause voluntary and reflex movements, and produce body heat. |
| What type of muscle tissue is "visceral" or involuntary muscles. Where are they located? |
smooth muscle tissue, found in stomach and intestine (esophagus too) |
| "Cardiac" muscle is made up of what type of tissue? It's controled by which nervous system? |
Striated muscle tissue, the autonomic nervous system. |
| Muscle cells are termed: |
Fibers |
| Muscle fibers are held together by? |
Connective tissue |
| What encloses bundles of muscle fibers? |
Fascia |
| A muscle fiber's plasma membrane is called? |
Sarcolemma |
| A muscle fiber's cytoplasm is called? |
Sarcoplasm |
| Tendons are what type of tissue and are connected to what(covers the bone)? |
Connective tissue, the periosteum. |
| What muscles actively produce movement? |
The prime movers |
| What muscles oppose the prime movers? |
The antagonists |
| What muscles contract with the prime movers and help produce movement and stability? |
The synergists |
| The area where the muscle attaches to the stationary bone is called the: |
Origin |
| The area where the muscle attaches to the more moveable bone is the: |
Insertion |
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