anatomy Flashcards
what muscles make the hamstring
Biceps femoris
Semitendiaous
Semimembranosus
What muscles make up the quads
rectos femoris
vastus lateralis
vatus medialis
what does the muscular system do?
- Produce movement
- Maintain posture
- Stabilize joints
- Generates heat
what are the characteristics of muscle tissue
- excitability
- contraction
- extensibility
- elasticity
what is excitability
the ability to respond to stimuli
what is contraction
the ability to contract/shorten
what is extensibility
the ability to extend/lengthen
what is elasticity
the ability to return to original shape
what are the types of muscle cells
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
characteristics of skeletal muscle
cylindrical
striated
multi-nucleated
(mostly) voluntarily controlled
Varys in contraction speed
characteristics of cardiac muscle
- Brached
- striated
- multinucleated
- involuntarily controlled
- mostly slow and steady contractions
characteristics of smooth muscle
- arranged in uniform layers
- non-striated
- uninucleated
- involuntarily contracted
- slow contractions, sustained for long periods
what is an “origin”
an attachment point of the tendon to the stationary bone
what is an “insertion”
an attachment point of the tendon to the more moveable bone
what is a “prime mover”
The muscle doing the action
- (ex. Contracting)
In some cases one or more muscles help do so
what is an “antagonist”
Opposing a muscle in an action
- (Ex. Lengthen/Extend)
Does opposite of the “prime mover”
how does skeletal muscle attach to bone?
Via tendon
what is the skeletal muscle covered in?
epimysium
what is a fascicle
It is a bundle of fibers
what are fascicles covered in?
perimysium
what is muscle fiber
- long and thin
- bundle of myofibers
What are muscle fibers covered in?
endomysium + sarcoplasmic reticulation
what are myofibrils
thread like mixture of 2 myofilaments
how are myofibrils structured?
into sarcomeres
what happens at the myofibrils?
contraction
what types of myofilaments are there?
actin + myosin
what do actin and myosin do?
they are responsible for cell movement
what is the purpose of muscle membrane?
membranes allow for fibers to slide without building up friction
what is the muscle contraction cycle?
- ATD becomes ADP+P releasing energy to activate a myosin head
- A cross-bridge is formed when myosin attaches to troponin
- Power stroke: energy in myosin pulls actin towards the medial line
- ADP+P are released - Detachment: new ADP attaches, releasing the cross bridge
- Reset: Return stroke myosin falls
what are the five functions of the skeletal system
- structure
- protection
- storage
- manufacturing
- movement
what is structure?
- bear weight of the body
- bind framework togeather
what is storage?
- storage of minerals
- storage of yellow marrow fat
what is manufacturing?
make red blood cells in the red bone marrow
- ex. hematopoiesis
what is movement?
- bones creat a framework for motion
- joints provide moveable points
what are flat bones?
- thin
- can curve
- 2 layers
- compacted around spongy
examples of flat bones?
- scapula
- skull
- coxal
- sternum
what are long bones?
- they are larger in length than they are in width.
- cylindrical
examples of long bones
- femur
- tibia
- fibula
- humerus
- radius
- ulna
- ribs
- clavicle
- fingers + toes
what are irregular bones?
- odd-shaped bones
examples of irregular bones?
- vertebra
- sacrum
- coccyx
what are short bones?
- cuboidal
- spongy bone
examples of short bones
- carpals
- tarsals
what are sesmoid bones?
Bones that are free floating in the tendon
examples of sesamoid bones
- Patella
what is spongy bone?
- Looks like a sponge
- A lattice of trabeculae to protect from compression
- this space is filled with red marrow
what is the compact bone?
- its osteons arranged in connective circles called lamellae
- each osteon has a center called a haversion canal
what is the medullary cavity?
- made up of the main blood vessels
- filled with bone marrow
( If red then its younger marrow, if yellow its older marrow)
what is yellow bone marrow?
its the storage of fat, minerals, and nutrients
what do blood vessels do?
they provide the blood supply to the bone cells
what is the epiphysis?
- its the end of the long bone
- the spongy bone area
what is the epiphyseal line?
- it’s the layer that has inner cartilage to help with stability during growth
- where growth starts
what is the periosteum?
it is the outer covering of the connective tissue that attaches to the next thing
what is diaphysis?
- it’s the long shaft of the bone
- the growth comes from the epiphseilplate
what does articular cartilage do?
- it covers the epiphyses
- it allows for smooth movement of the joints (Hayline)
what is trabeculae?
- its calcified and resists compression
what are the spaces in the spongy bone filled with?
red marrow
what is spongy bone made out of?
Trabeulae
what are the parts of a compact bone?
- osteons
-coniculi
-lammellae
what are osteons?
- they are one entire unit
- they are long and cylindrical
- they run perpendicular
what are coniculi?
- They connect bone with cells
- Help with nutrients and waste movement
what are lamellae?
They are connective circles within all osteons
what are osteocytes?
They are mature bone cells embedded in calcified matrix