1.1 Skeletal and muscular systems Flashcards
What is the skeleton
a shaping framework for the body- gives protection for internal organs, is the site for blood cell production and is mineral store
Name 2 types of category of bones found in the skeleton
- flat bones- protect internal organs, act as attachments for muscles
- long bones- levers for movement, act as sites for blood cell production
What is a joint?
where two or more bones articulate to create movement
What is a ligament?
tough band of elastic connective tissue that connects bone to bone
What is articular cartilage?
smooth tissue
covers surface of articulating bones
absorbs shock & allows friction free movement
What is a synovial joint?
-give examples
type of joint found between bones that move against each other (shoulder, hip elbow knee)
Name the 5 common features of a synovial joint
-ligament
-synovial fluid
-articular cartilage
-joint capsule
-bursa
Name the three planes of motion and what they are
sagittal plane - divides body into left and right from middle to outside
frontal plane - divides body into front and back
transverse - divides body into top and bottom
What are the 4 types of synovial joint?
hinge joint
condyloid joint
pivot joint
ball and socket joint
What does flexion do?
decreases joint angle, usually to front of body
What does extension do?
increases joint angle, usually to the back of body
What does dorsi-flexion do?
decreases joint angle brining toes closer to tibia (toes upwards)
What does plantar flexion do?
increases joint angle moving toes further away from tibia (toes down)
What plane does flexion and extension movements occur on
sagittal plane
What plane does abduction and adduction movements occur on
frontal plane
What plane of movement does a ball and socket joint use?
sagittal
frontal
transverse
What plane of movement does a condyloid joint use?
sagittal
frontal
What plane of movement does a hinge joint use?
sagittal
What is a tendon?
a fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
What is muscular origin?
muscular attachment to stationary bone - stays fixed during muscular contraction
What is muscular insertion?
point of muscular attachment to moveable bone which gets closer to origin during muscular contraction
What are the three main roles a muscle can adopt?
agonist
antagonist
fixator
What is an agonist?
muscle responsible for creating movement at a joint (prime mover)
What is an antagonist?
muscle that opposes agonist providing resistance for co-ordinated movement
What is a fixator?
muscle that stabilises one part of a body while another causes movement
What is antagonistic muscle action?
paired muscle action. as the agonist muscle shortens to create movement, the antagonist lengthens to co-ordinate the action
Name the 2 ways isotonic contraction can occur
concentric
eccentric
What is concentric muscle contraction?
muscle shortens producing tension. produces the force to pull two bones closer together causing joint movement
What is eccentric muscle contraction?
muscle lengthens producing tension, resists gravity to control joint movement
Shoulder:
-joint type
-articulating bone
-movement produced (plane) and (movement)
-agonist and antagonist muscles involved
-type of muscle contraction taking place.
-ball and socket joint
-humerus, scapula
-sagittal plane: flexion, extension
-agonist muscles: anterior, posterior deltoid
-frontal plane: adduction, abduction
-agonist muscles: latissimus dorsi, middle deltoid
-transverse plane: horizontal flexion and extension
agonist muscles: pectoralis major, teres minor, posterior deltoid
-transverse plane: medial rotation, lateral rotation
-agonist muscles: teres major, teres minor
Elbow:
-joint type
-articulating bones
-movement produced (plane) and (movement)
-agonist and antagonist muscles involved
-type of muscle contraction taking place.
-hinge joint
-humerus, radius, ulna
-sagittal plane: flexion, extension
-agonist muscle: biceps brachii, triceps brachii
Wrist:
-joint type
-articulating bones
-movement produced (plane) and (movement)
-agonist and antagonist muscles involved
-type of muscle contraction taking place.
–condyloid joint
-radius, ulna, carpals
-sagittal plane: flexion, extension
agonist muscles: wrist flexors, wrist extensor
Hip:
-joint type
-movement produced (plane) and (movement)
-agonist and antagonist muscles involved
-type of muscle contraction taking place.
-ball and socket joint
-sagittal plane- flexion, extension
-agonist muscles: iliopsoas, gluteus maximums
-frontal plane- abduction, adduction
agonist muscles- adductor longus, brevis and magnus, gluteus medius and minimus,
-transverse plane- medial and lateral rotation
-agonist muscles- gluetues medius and maximus
What are motor neurons
specialised cells which transmit nerve impulses rapidly to a group of fibres
What is the motor unit
combination of motor neuron and muscle fibres
Motor unit function
carry nerve impulses from brain and spinal cord to muscle fibres, initiating muscular contraction