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ST muscular system
muscular system; surgical technology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The connection of muscle to a stationary bone is the_______? | origin |
| the connection of muscle to a moving bone is the _____? | insertion |
| muscle connected to internal organs is_________? | visceral muscle |
| Pain in many muscles is called _____? | polymyalgia |
| Pertaining to the heart muscle is ________? | myocardio |
| fibrous membrane separating muscle is _______? | fascia |
| Wasting away of, or no development of muscle is _________? | atrophy |
| Malignant tumor of smooth muscle is called_____? | leiomyosarcoma |
| A tough cord or band of dense, white connective tissue that attaches a muscle and transmits force to another part is called ____? | tendon |
| What is the study of muscles? | myology |
| What is the term that refers to a lack of tone or flabbiness in a muscle? | flaccid |
| Cardiac muscle contracts ____ ____ in response to stimulation of nerve tissue. | moderately fast |
| Smooth muscle contracts ____ in response to stimulation of nerve tissue. | slowly |
| Muscles act in _____? | groups |
| Which type of muscle tissue is characterized by long, striated, slender, striped cells? | skeletal |
| A function of muscle is to____? | assist in movement |
| Flat, thin, fibrous sheath of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other tissue at their point of origin or insertion is _____? | aponeurosis |
| Muscles must be ________ attached to the structures they pull on during contraction. | firmly |
| The ability to respond to stimuli is called ___? | irritability |
| The ability to transmit impulses is called ___? | conductivity |
| The ability to resume former length stretching force is removed is _____? | elasticity |
| What is the action of an abductor? | to move away from a part |
| What is the action of an adductor? | to move toward a part or toward the midline |
| What is the action of a levelator? | to lift a part |
| What is the action of a depressor? | to lower a part |
| What is the action of tensors? | to tense a part; make a part more rigid |
| What is the action of the supinators? | to turn the palm upward |
| What is the action of a sphincter muscle | to close body openings |
| Which muscles assist in respiration and movements of the neck, arms, and trunk? | chest muscles |
| Which muscles are used in defecation and urination, and form the floor of the pelvic cavity? | perineal muscles |
| Which muscle moves the shoulders by raising & throwing them back; assists in moving the head side to side; hyperextends the occiput acts as insertion; helps to hold the head erect? | trapezius muscle |
| Which skeletal muscle rotates the head? | sternocleidomastoid |
| Which skeletal muscle is used in blowing, whistling, and smiling? | buccinator |
| The ________ of skeletal muscles is caused in 1 of 2 ways: artificial or natural stimulation. | contraction |
| Muscles move the body by doing what to bones? | pulling |
| Muscles that move a part of the body usually lie ______ to the part they move. | proximal |
| Muscle cells get their energy to contract from ___? | simple sugars |
| Which skeletal muscle closes the eyelid? | orbicularis oculi |
| Which skeletal muscle closes the jaw? | masseter |
| When the epimysium extends in the form of a strong, tough, cord of connective tissue which is continuous with the periosteum of the bone it is a _____? | tendon |
| Muscles are enclosed in ___________, which is continuous with. fibrous structures that attach muscle to bone or other structures | epimysium |
| A term for wasting away or degeneration is? | atrophy |
| What percentage of one's total body weight is composed of the muscular system? | 35-50% |
| What is the term meaning "within a muscle"? | intramuscular |
| The body system involving muscles and their attachments to produce movement is? | muscular system |
| Controlled by the will is ________? | voluntary |
| the increase in size of an organ or structure is _________? | hypertrophy |
| The outermost sheath of connective tissue is called the ____? | fascia or epimysium |
| Muscles that are responsible for prime actions are _______? | antagonists |
| Muscles that assist the prime movers by stabilizing the joints are _____? | synergists |
| pain of many muscles | polymyalgia |
| inflammation of muscle | myositis |
| decrease in size of an organ or tissue | atrophy |
| voluntary, move all bones, face, and eyes | striated muscle |
| process of moving away from midline | abduction |
| pain in fibrous connective tissue | fibromyalgia |
| bending of foot backward and upward | dorsiflexion |
| benign tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyoma |
| removal of fascia | fasciectomy |
| not consciously controlled, located only in the heart | cardiac muscle |
| pain of muscle | myalgia |
| pertaining to loss of muscle development | amyotrophic |
| bending downward toward sole of foot | plantar flexion |
| pulling toward midline | adduction |
| disease of muscle | myopathy |
| excessive development, increase of cell size | hypertrophy |
| process of recording electricity in muscle | electromyography |
| malignant tumor of skeletal muscles | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| malignant tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyosarcoma |
| pertaining to heart muscle | myocardial |
| control is involuntary; moves organs | smooth muscle |
| benign tumor of skeletal muscle | rhabdomyoma |
| condition of muscle weakness caused by transmission failure of nervous impulses | myasthenia gravis |
| connection of muscle tissue to stationary bone | origin |
| connection of muscle tissue to a bone that moves | insertion |
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