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muscle system

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Term
Definition
Muscular system   Provides mobility and movement, produces heat  
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Tendons   anchor muscles to bone and other muscles  
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sarcolemma   special name for the cell membrane of a m. cell  
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sarcoplasm   special name for cytoplasm of a m. cell  
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muscle fiber   a skeletal muscle cell is called a ________  
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fascicles   muscle fibers are grouped into bundles called _________  
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perimysium   fascicles are surrounded by _________  
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Actin   thin contractile proteins that interact with myosin  
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myosin   thicker contractile proteins  
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titin   protein that anchors myosin to the Z line  
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T-tubules   tubes that allow signals to travel into the cell  
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   ER of the m. cell, stores calcium ions  
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Origin   where muscle begins  
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Belly   the thick middle part of a muscle  
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insertion   opposite end of the origin  
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Heads   muscles that have more than one belly  
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Action   the movement a muscle causes when it contracts  
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Prime mover   the primary muscle that brings about the desired movement  
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Antagonist   the muscle that does the opposite of the prime mover  
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synergist   secondary muscle that brings about the desired movement, assists prime mover  
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thermogenesis   heat produced from the normal muscle metabolism  
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Maximus   Largest  
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Minimus   Smallest  
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Major   large  
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Minor   small  
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longus   long  
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brevis   short  
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deltoid   triangular  
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Rhombus   diamond shape  
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sarratus   sawtoothed  
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trapezius   trapezoidal  
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pectoralis   chest  
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brachio   upper arm  
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radialis   radius b.  
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gluteus   buttock  
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femoris   femur  
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sterno   sternum  
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cleido   clavicle  
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Mastoid   mastoid process  
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digiti   finger or toe  
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pollicis   thumb  
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hallicus   big toe  
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lateralis   lateral  
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medialis   medial  
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intermedius   middle  
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profundus   deep  
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superficialis   superficial  
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biceps   2 heads  
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triceps   3 heads  
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quadriceps   4 heads  
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Rectus   straight  
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transverse   sideways/across  
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oblique   diagonal  
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Adductor   adducts  
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abductor   abducts  
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Flexor   flexes  
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extensor   extends  
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levator   elevates  
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frontalis   raises eyebrows  
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orbicularis oculi   closes eyes  
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masseter   closes jaw  
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temporalis   closes jaw  
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sternocleidomastoid   flexes head "prayer muscle"  
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orbicularis oris   draws lips together  
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rectus abdominis   flexes lumbar region to allow bending forward  
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external oblique   stabilizes spine  
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internal oblique   stabilizes spine to maintain posture, permits rotation at waist  
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transversus abdominis   compresses contents of abdomen  
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linea alba   band of connective tissue in the abdomen  
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Deltoid   abducts, flexes, and rotates arm  
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pectoralis major   flexes and adducts upper arm  
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serratus anterior   pulls shoulder down and forward  
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latissimus dorsi   adducts and extends the arm backwards  
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trapezius   raises or lowers shoulders  
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brachialis   flexes the forearm (ulna)  
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biceps brachii   flexes the forearm (radius)  
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triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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brachioradialis   helps flex the forearm  
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hand and digit extensors   extends the wrist  
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hand and digit flexors   flex the wrist  
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sartorius   adducts and flexes the leg, permits sitting "cross legged"  
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adductor group   adduct the thigh  
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quadriceps femoris   flexes the thigh, extends the leg  
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gluteus maximus   extends the and rotates the thigh outward  
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gluteus medius   abducts and rotates the thigh outward  
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gluteous minimus   abducts and rotates the thigh  
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hamstrings   extend the thigh  
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gastrocnemeus   plantar flexion of the foot  
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soleus   plantar flexion of the foot  
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Thick filaments   Consists of hundreds of myosin molecules stacked together, With the myosin heads facing outward  
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Thin filaments   Consisting of two chains of the contractile protein actin  
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direct attachment   muscle fibers merge with the periosteum of the bone  
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indirect attachment   the epimysium extends past the muscle as a tendon  
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striated   striped  
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involuntary muscle   contracts automatically  
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voluntary muscles   contract at will  
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synaptic cleft   between the end of the motor nerve and the muscle fiber  
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neuromuscular junction   the connection between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber  
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motor units   the neuron and all the fibers it stimulates  
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extensor digitorum longus   dorsiflexion of the foot  
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treppe   the phenomenon, in which each successive twitch contracts more forcefully than the previous one  
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incomplete tetanus   the condition of rapid contraction with only partial relaxation  
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complete tetanus   twitches merge into one prolonged contraction  
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Muscular system   Include the skeletal muscles and accessory muscles  
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cardiac, smooth   Muscular system includes the skeletal muscles, not the _____ or _____ muscle  
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cells   Each molecule is made up of thousands of individual muscle _____  
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sarcoplasm   Fibrils are fibers of the muscle cell that are bound together within the cell membrane and a layer called _____  
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muscle   Fascicles are bundled into the ______  
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Contraction   Muscle cells are specialized for _________  
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Movement   Fibers shorten to produce _____  
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Fibrose   Tendons are made of dense _____ connective tissue  
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Deep fascia   Tendons continuation of ________ that covers the muscle  
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Periosteum   Tendon merges with the _____ to anchor to bone  
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Myofibrils   Sarcoplasm is filled with _______  
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Glycogen and oxygen   Myofibrils store ______  
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Sarcomeres   The contractile units in the muscle fiber  
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Myophilements   Bundles of sarcomeres  
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Myophilements   Made up of actin and myosin  
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Z line   Forms the end boundaries of the sarcomere  
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Cross bridge   Actin forms a _____ with myosin which shortens the sarcomere  
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