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CVTECH Basic Anatomy Link 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscle containing striated cells that have one nucleus per cell and branching interconnections | Cardiac |
| Involuntary muscle producing wavelike motions | Smooth |
| Heavily striated muscle when viewed under the microscope | Skeletal |
| These muscles make up 40% of total body weight | Skeletal |
| Triangular-shaped muscle that covers shoulder joint and forms upper arm | Deltoid |
| Muscle of the anterior thigh | Rectus Femoris |
| Round muscle around lips | Orbicularis oris |
| Stretches from sternum up the neck to behind the ear | Sternocleidomastoid |
| Muscle on the anterior lower leg that dorsiflexes the foot | Tibialis anterior |
| Muscle of the calf of the leg | gastrocnemius |
| Muscles of the posterior thigh | Hamstring group |
| Wide muscle of the back and lateral trunk | Latissumus dorsi |
| Triangular muscle covering the posterior neck and shoulder | Trapezius |
| The muscular disorder that is caused by overuse or overstretching resulting in pain, stiffness, and swelling | strain |
| Disease caused by a defect in transmission at the neuromuscular junction characterized by chronic muscle fatigue with the slightest exertion | Myasthenia gravis |
| Inflammation of fluid-filled sacs found in certain joints | bursitis |
| Inflammation of tendons and their attachments due to overexertion | Tendinitis |
| Possible autoimmune disorder causing widespread muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness with fatigue and sleep difficulties | Fibromyalgia syndrome |
| Group of disorders in which muscles deteriorate but still have intact nerve function | Muscular dystrophy |
| A sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contraction | spasm |
| When ligaments are torn around a joint, accompanied by pain and swelling | sprain |
| Acute or chronic inflammation of connective tissue with muscle pain | Fibromyositis |
| Posterior muscle of the upper arm | Triceps brachii |
| Lateral muscle of the lower leg | Peroneus longus |
| Muscle on the lateral side of the thigh | Vastus lateralis |
| Chest muscles | Pectoralis major |