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Muscle Quiz

Muscle Quiz Terms

TermDefinition
Origins of Biceps Brachii glenoid tubercle and coracoid process
Insertion of Biceps Brachii radial tuberosity
Origins of Ticeps Brachii scapula and two regions of the humerus
Insertion of Triceps Olecranon Fossa
Agonist muscle that plays major role in producing a specific movement
Antagonist muscle that oppose or revers the action of the prime mover
Golgi Tendon gives the tension that a muscle exerts on a tendon
Spindle Apparatus gives length or level of stretch of a muscle
Inreafusal Muscle Fibers modified skeletal muscle fibers that make up the spindle apparatus
Digestive Tract continuous pathway between mouth and anus, holds food while it is digested
Accessory Organs release substances into digestive tract through ducts
Peritoneum supports organs an holds them together
Parietal Peritoneum outer portion, adjoins body cavity
Visceral Peritoneum inner portion immediately next to organs
Greater Omentum lots of fat, hangs like apron over intestines
Lesser Omentum between stomach and liver
Digestive Tract muscular tube that gos through body
Pharynx initiates swallowing
Epiglottis guards larynx and trachea
Esophagus muscular tube which carries food to the stomach
Hiatal Hernia part of stomach protrudes through hiatus in the diaphragm
Stomach assists in mechanical digestion and mixing of food with gastric juices
Duodenum chyme and secretions enter
Jejunum important absorption and digestion
Ileum attaches to cecum, absorbtion
Ascending colon extends superiorly along right side of abdomen
Transverse colon crosses abdomen
Descending colon extends inferiorly along left abdomen
Rectum temporary storage area for indigestible or unabsorbable food residue
Liver manufactures bile, stores glucose as glycogen, stores vitamins and iron
Gallbladder stores bile for release during meals when chyme enters the stomach
Pancreas produces enzymes that digest fats, proteins, carbs, and nucleic acids
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