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Chapter 15 Axial Muscles

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How many skeletal muscles are in the body?   Over 600  
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What percentage of your body weight is skeletal muscle?   40-50%  
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What are the 3 connective tissue components of skeletal muscle? ENDO MY PERI MY EPI   Endomysium Perimysium Epimysium  
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What is the Endomysium? Th,CT SORROUNDING MF   Thin connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber.  
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What is the perimysium? CONNECTIVE TISS THAT SOURROUNDS FASC (BUNDLES OF FI)'S   Connective tissue that surrounds fascicles (bundles of fibers).  
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What is the epimysium? OUTER C/T COVERING THE WHOLE MU   Outer connective tissue covering the whole muscle.  
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What do the endomysium, perimysium, and epimysium form together? T----NS   Tendons or aponeuroses.  
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Define muscle origin. NON MO POINT OF ATT   The fixed, non-moving point of attachment.  
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Define muscle insertion. MOVABLE POA   The movable point of attachment.  
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What is a prime mover (agonist)? MAIN CHARACTER (M) RESPONSIBLE FOR MO   Main muscle responsible for movement.  
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What is an antagonist muscle? MUSCLE THAT OPP THE PRIME/MOV   Muscle that opposes the prime mover.  
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What is a synergist muscle? ASSISTS THE PRIME MOVER FOR MORE EF/MO   Assists the prime mover for more efficient movement.  
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What are fixator muscles? STAB JOI DUR MOVEM   Stabilize joints during movement.  
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What are the 4 components of a lever system? B,J,WE,MUSCLE FO   Rigid bar (bone), fulcrum (joint), load (weight), and pull (muscle force).  
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What is a first-class lever? FU/ L/ E   Fulcrum is between the pull and load (like a seesaw).  
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What is a second-class lever? FLE   First-class: Fulcrum in the middle Lecond-class: Load in the middle Ethird-class: Effort in the middle  
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What is a third-class lever? EFFORT IN THE M F L E   Pull is between the fulcrum and the load (like tweezers); most common in body.  
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How are muscles named? LO,FU,SH,FI,DIR,# DIV, AP,S   By location, function, shape, fiber direction, number of divisions, attachment points, or size.  
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What makes facial muscles unique?   Attach to skin instead of bone.  
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What do muscles of mastication do?   Perform chewing.  
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What do head and neck muscles do?   Move the head and support posture.  
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What do thoracic muscles help with? RESP   Breathing (respiration).  
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What is special about abdominal wall muscles? LA WITH FIB IN DIFF DIR FOR STR   Arranged in layers with fibers in different directions for strength.  
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What do back muscles do? B,STAB,EXTEND THE S   Bend, stabilize, and extend the spine.  
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What is the role of pelvic floor muscles?   Support organs in the pelvic cavity.  
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