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Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ability to shorten with force. | contractibility |
| buttocks | gluteus maximus |
| raise the eyebrows | occipitofrontalis |
| muscle cells | muscle fibers |
| The ability for the muscle extend. | extensibility |
| moves to tounge | extrinsic |
| closes the eyelids and cause (crows feet) | orbicularis oculi |
| puckers the lips | orbicularis oris |
| flattens the cheeks | buccinator |
| smiling muscles | zygomaticus |
| The ability to be stretched. | Extensibility |
| The muscle fiber is | Postsynaptic Terminal |
| chewing | Mastication |
| frowning | Depressor Anguli Oris |
| changes the shape of the tongue | Intrinsic Tongue Muscles |
| rotates scapula | Trapezius |
| Flexes forearm | Brachialis |
| Flexes the wrist | Flexor Carpi |
| Extends the wrist | Extensor Carpi |
| Flexes the fingers | Flexor Digitorium |
| Extends the fingers | Extensor Digitorium |
| chest muscles | Pectoral Muscles |
| The time of contraction is the | Contraction Phase |
| Each presynaptic terminal contains | Synaptic Vessels |
| The charge difference across the membrane is called the | Resting Membrane Potential |
| The fasciculi are composed of single muscle cells called | Fibers |
| Synapse | Neuromuscular Junction |
| Fascicles are surrounded by loose connective tissue called the | Perimysium |
| Nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers. | Motor Neurons |