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muscular test review
muscular system test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| connection of muscle to a stationary bone | origin |
| connection of muscle to a bone that moves | inseration |
| muscle connected to internal organs | visceral muscle |
| pain in many muscles | polymyalgia |
| pertaining to the heart muscles | mycardial |
| fibrous membrane seperating muscles | fascia |
| wasting/fading away of muscle | atrophy |
| malignant tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyosarcoma |
| tough cord/band of dense white connective tissue that attaches a muscle to another part | tendon |
| study of muscles | myology |
| lack of tone/flabbiness of muscle | flaccid |
| muscles responsible for prime action | antagonists |
| muscles that assist the prime movers by stablizing the joints | synergist |
| outer most sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the skeletal muscles | fascia/epimysium |
| system of human body & their muscles that work to produce movement | muscular system |
| true charactertics of cardic muscle tissue | contracts moderatly fast in response to stimulation to nerve impulses - "D" |
| a characteristic of smooth muscle | contracts slowly in response to stimulation to nerve impulses |
| term meaning controlled by will | voluntary |
| increase in size of organ/structure | hypertrophy |
| term for wasting away | atrophy |
| flat thin fibrous sheet of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other tissue ather their origin/insertion | aponeurosis |
| ability to respond to stimuli | irritability |
| muscular system composes what % of total body wght | 35 - 50 |
| with in a muscle | intramuscular |
| when the epimesium in the form of a strong tough cord | tendon |
| muscle must be ???? attached to structures they pull on during contractions | firmly |
| muscles are enclosed in; which is continous w/ fibrous structures that attach muscle to bone or other structures | epimesium/fascia |
| a major function of muscle | assist in movement |
| ability to transmit impulses | conductivity |
| ability to resume former length after the stretching force is removed | elasticity |
| correct action of tensor muscles | tense apart, make more rigid |
| action of of levator muscle | to lift a part |
| correct action of depressor muscle | to lower a part |
| action of a supinator muscle | turn palm upward |
| action of a sphincter mucles | close a body opening |
| action of a abductor muscle | move away a part |
| action of a adductor muscle | move toward part |
| ??? of skeletal muscle is caused in 1 of 2 ways | contraction |
| muscles move the body by ???? on bones | pulling |
| muscles that move a part of the body usually lie | proximal to the part they move |
| muscles act in | groups |
| muscle cells get their energy to contract from | simple sugars |
| which muscle groups are used in defaction, urination and forms the pelvic cavity | perineal |
| which muscles assist in respiration and movement of the head,neck and trunk | chest muscles |
| skeletal muscles that close the eyelids | orbicularis oculi |
| skeletal muscles that close the jaw for chewing | masseter |
| skeletal muscles used for smiling,blowing & whistling | buccinator |
| muscles that move the shoulders by raising and throwing them back; assists in moving the head; acts as insertion | trapesius muscle |
| muscle that turns the head | sternocleidomastoid |
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