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Muscle
Chapter 9-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The muscle that provides the major force from producing a specific movement is a(n) ___. | Prime mover |
| Type of muscle contraction when muscle neither shortens nor lengthens. | Sometic |
| The time between stimulation of a muscle and the contraction. | Atent period |
| Muscle soreness may be due in part to which pathway of ATP production. | Anaerobic glycolysis |
| Muscle soreness is caused by which substance? | Actic acid |
| The deltoid muscle is named for its... | shape |
| Name of the type of muscle that stabilizes the origin of a prime move. | Fixators |
| When a muscle cell is at rest, most of the intracellular calcium is found stored in the ___. | Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| Which types of muscle appear striated when examined under a microscope? | Cardiac and skeletal |
| The connective tissue sheath that covers each individual muscle fiber is the ___. | Endomysium |
| A single contraction in response to a single nerve impulse is a ___. | Twitch |
| Skeletal muscle contractions increase in strength due to ___. | Recruitment of motor units |
| Of the following muscle types, which is the only one subject to conscious control? | Skeletal |
| The energy source that is used directly for a muscle contraction is ___. | ATP |
| What is the major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum? | Store clacium ions |