Question | Answer |
Occipitofrontalis | raises the eyebrows |
Orbicularis oculi | closes the eyelids and causes “crows feet” wrinkles in the skin at the lateral corners of the eye. |
Orbicularis oris | puckers the lips |
Buccinator | flattens the cheeks |
Orbicularis oris and buccinator | the kissing muscles |
Zygomaticus | smiling muscle |
Levator labii superioris | sneering |
Depressor anguli oris | frowning |
Mastication | chewing |
4 pairs of mastication muscles | 2 pair of pterygoids, temporalis, and masseter |
Intrinsic Tongue Muscles | change the shape of the tongue |
Extrinsic Tongue Muscles | move the tongue |
Sternocleidomastoid | lateral neck muscle and prime mover |
Erector spinae | group of muscles on each side of the back |
Thoracic Muscles | muscles that move the thorax |
External intercostals | elevate the ribs during inspiration |
Internal intercostals | contract during forced expiration |
Diaphragm | accomplishes quiet breathing |
Dome | shaped muscle |
Trapezius | rotates scapula |
Serratus anterior | pulls scapula anteriorly |
pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles | attaches arm to the thorax |
Pectoralis major | adducts and flexes the arm |
Latissimus dorsi | medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm |
Deltoid | attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is the major abductor of the upper limb |
Triceps brachii | extends the forearm |
Biceps brachii | flexes the forearm |
Brachialis | flexes forearm |
Brachioradialis | flexes and supinates the forearm |
Retinaculum | strong band of fibrous connective tissue that covers the flexor and extensor tendons and holds them in place |
Flexor carpi | flexes the wrist |
Extensor carpi | extends the wrist |
Flexor digitorum | flexes the fingers |
Extensor digitorum | extends the fingers |
how many intrinsic hand muscles | 19 |
Gluteus maximus | buttocks |
Gluteus medius | hip muscle and common injection site |
Quadriceps femoris | extends the leg; anterior thigh muscles |
Sartorius | flexes the thigh |
Hamstring muscles | posterior thigh muscles; flexes the leg and extends the thigh |
Gastrocnemius and soleus | form the calf muscle |
calcaneal tendon | Flex the foot and toes |
intrinsic foot | 20 muscles located within the foot |
Contractility | the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force. |
Excitability | the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus. |
Extensibility | the ability to be stretched. |
Elasticity | ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched. |
epimysium | Each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath |
Fascia | connective tissue located outside the epimysium |
perimysium | the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers |
resting membrane potential | The charge difference across the membrane |
action potential | When a muscle cell is stimulated the membrane characteristics change briefly |
Motor neurons | nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers |
synapse | near the center of the cell |
motor unit | single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates |
presynaptic terminal | enlarged nerve terminal |
synaptic cleft | space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell |
synaptic vesicles | secrete a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine |
acetylcholinesterase | rapidly breaks down acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle cell |
sliding filament mechanism | sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction |
lag phase | time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction |
contraction phase | time of contraction |
relaxation phase | time during which the muscle relaxes |
Tetany | where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing |
recruitment | increase in number of motor units being activated |
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) | needed for energy for muscle contraction |
oxygen debt | amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose |
Muscle fatigue | when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells |
Muscle tone | refers to constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time |
belly | the portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion |
Four major functional characteristics | contractility, excitability, extensiblity, elasticity |
anatomy | a study of the structure or internal workings of something. |
physiology | the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions |
muscle | a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body. |