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A&P Exam Two

Chapter 6

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Which type of muslce lacks striations, has spindle shaped cells, has a single nucleus, is found within the walls of hollow organs and is involuntary (has no control)? Smooth muscle
Which type of muscle is also known as visceral muscle? Generally found in visceral organ function? Smooth muscle
Which type of muscle is voluntary? Skeletal muscle
This type of muscle produces movement, maintains posture, stabalizes joints and generates heat? Skeletal musccle
This is the specialized plasma membrane of the muscle cell. Sarcolemma
These are long organelles inside the muscle cell. Myofibrils
This is the largest and most abundant organelles in the muscle cell. Myofibrils
The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a smooth ER. True
This stores and releases calcium ions in the muslce cell. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
l band = light band and contains? Thin filaments
A band = dark band and contains? Thick filaments and myosin proteins
This is the contractile unit of the muscle fiber. Sarcomere
To achieve skeletal muscle contractions which two protiens interact? Myosin and actin
This is VIP to contraction, by allowing binding. Calcium ions
These are the thick filaments of the muscle cell. Myosin
These are the thin filaments of the muscle celll. Actin
Which filaments are anchored to the Z disc? Thin/actin filaments
What is the most common cause of muscle fatigue? Oxygen deficiency
The many oval nuclei that can be seen beneath the muscle cell membrane is called? Sarcolemma
This is the thin connective tissue that surrounds each muscle cell. Endomysium
This is the connective tissue that envelopes the bundles of muscle fibers. Perimysium
This is the fibrous connective tissue(sheath)that surrounds a muscle. Epimysium
This keeps the muscle healthy and ready to react; the sustained partial contraction of a muscle in responce to stretch receptor imputs. Muscle tone
This is the tense, contracted state of a muscle-constant smooth contraction. Tetanus also an infectious disease
Attachment to a moveable bone. Insertion
Attachment to an inmoveable bone. Origin
The movement of arms/hips forward? Flection
The movement of arms/hips backward? Extention
When the knee/elbow is bent. Flection
When the knee/elbow is straightened. Extension
To move the head down. Flection
To move the head backward. Extension
To move the arm out. Lateral
To move the arm in. Medial
This is a combination of flection,extension, abduction and adduction. Circumduction
Movement of a limb away from the midline. Abduction
Movement of a limb toward the midine. Adduction
The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and Lliopsoas describe? The quadricep group
The biceps femoris, semitendinosis and the semimembranosus describe? The hamstring group
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