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Physiology Set 1
Musculoskeletal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of movement is when you tilt your foot upward? | dorsiflexion |
| What type of energy is required for muscle contraction to occur? | ATP |
| What is the contractile unit of a muscle cell? | sarcomere |
| What is the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle contraction? | threshold |
| Name 2 types of muscle that contains T-tubules? | cardiac and skeletal muscles |
| What type of movement is when you raise your arm away from your body? | Abduction |
| What joint that is temporary and is present between the epiphyses and diaphysis of a long bone? | synchrondrosis |
| Protein that covers the binding sites on the actin | tropomyosin |
| Name the thick and thin filaments in a sarcomere? | Actin and myosin |
| Increase in muscle mass is called | Muscle hypertrophy |