Question | Answer |
Increase in the size of a muscle | Hypertrophy |
Striated, involuntary | Cardiac muscle |
Decrease the size of a muscle | Atrophy |
Striated, voluntary | Skeletal muscle |
Hollow tubes and organs | Smooth muscle |
Deltoid is named for | Its shape |
Muscle of Mastication | Masseter |
Large triangular muscle with wide line of origin | Trapezius |
Muscle doing the main action | Prime mover |
Group of three muscles on the posterior thigh | Hamstrings |
Stabilize the humerus in the glenoid fossa | Rotator cuff muscles |
Type of muscles located on the anterior forearm | Flexors |
Type of muscles located on the posterior forearm | Extensors |
Group of four muscles on the anterior thigh | Quadriceps |
Muscles being stretched while movement occurs | Antagonist |
Forntalis is named for its | Location |
Primary breathing muscle | Diaphragm |
Muscle contraction in which the distance between the two ends of the muscle grows longer | Eccentric |
Muscle attachment on the bone that moves | Insertion |
Tibialis Anterior action | Dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint |
Peroneus Longus origin | Head and lateral shaft of the fibula |
Connective tissue fascia surrounding each muscle | Endomysium |
Produced when ATP is produced without oxygen | Lactic Acid |
Muscle that forms the hollow tubes of the body | Smooth |
Individual muscle cell | Muscle fiber |
Results when muscle fibers run out of ATP | Fatigue |
Bundle of muscle fibers | Fascicle |
Attaches bone to muscle | Ligaments |
Chemical released to produce muscle contraction | Calcium |
Occurs when there is an increase in muscle fibers | Hypertrophy |
Gluteus Medius insertion | Greater Trochanter |
Gluteus Minimus action | Abduction of the leg at the hip joint |
Most superficial of the Gluteal muscles | Gluteus Maximus |