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Applied anatomy and physiology - Skeletal and Muscular Systems Flashcards

To learn the joints, muscles and movement patterns - the structure, function and nervous stimulation of a motor unit, muscle fibre recruitment and components of slow oxidative, afst oxidative glycolitic and fast glycolitic

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What is the importance of the skeleton?

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Gives protection for internal organs, it is a site for blood cell production and mineral stores

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What do synovial joints allow?

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Free movement

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What are the common features of synovial joints?

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  1. Ligament
  2. Synovial fluid
  3. Articular cartilage
  4. Joint capsule
  5. Bursa
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What is the structure of a ligament?

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Tough band - connective tissue

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what is the function of a ligament?

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Connects bone to bone and stabilises joints

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What is the structure of synovial fluid?

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Lubricating fluid within joint cavity

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what is the function of synovial fluid?

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Reduces friction and nourishes articular cartilage

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what is the structure of articular cartilage?

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Smooth tissue on the surface of articulating bones

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What is the function of articular cartilage?

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absorbs shock and allows friction free movement

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What is the structure of a joint capsule?

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Fibrous sac with an inner synovial membrane

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What is the function of a joint capsule?

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encloses and strengthens the joint secreting synovial fluid

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What is the structure of a bursa?

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a closed, fluid filled sac found where tendons rub over bones

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What is the function of a bursa?

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Reduces friction between tendons and bones

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what is a joint?

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an area of the body where two or more bones articulate to create movement

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What is a plane of movement?

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A description of the Three dimensional movements at a joint

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What is movement pattern?

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a description of the actions that take place at a joint

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What are the three planes of movement?

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  1. transverse (upper/lower)
  2. Sagittal (left/right)
  3. Frontal(front/back)
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What movement pattern occurs at each plane of movement?

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  1. transverse (horizontal extension, horizontal flexion, rotation)
  2. sagittal (hyper-extension, extension, flexion, dorsi-flexion, plantar flexion)
  3. frontal (adduction/abduction)
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What is rotation?

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articulating bones turn around heir longitudinal axis

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Where is a condyloid joint found?

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At the wrist

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Where is a hinge joint found?

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At the knee and elbow

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Where is a ball and socket joint found?

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At the shoulder and hip

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Where is a pivot joint found?

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radio-ulnar joint

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where is a gliding joint found?

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At the spine

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What is the primary function of the muscular system?

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The create movement

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What is an origin?

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The point where a muscle attaches to a stationary bone and stays relatively fixed during movement

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What is an insertion?

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The point where a muscle attaches to a move-able bone and gets closer to the origin during movement

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What is an agonist?

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The muscle that shortens to create movement - known as the prime mover

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What is the antagonist?

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The muscles that co-ordinates with the agonist and lengthens during contractions to provide resistance

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what is an antagonistic muscle action?

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A paired muscle action where the agonist shortens to create movement and the antagonist provides resistance in co-ordination to the agonist

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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the wrist?

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Agonist = wrist extensors
Antagonist = wrist extensors
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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the elbow?

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Agonist = bicep brachii 
Antagonist = tricep brachii
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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the shoulder?

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Agonist = anterior deltoid
Antagonist = posterior deltoid
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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the hip?

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Agonist = Iliopsoas 
Antagonist = Gluteus maximus
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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the knee?

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Agonist = bicep femoris 
Antagonist = rectus femoris
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What is the agonist/antagonist found at the ankle?

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Agonist = Tibialis anterior 
Antagonist = Gastrocnemius and soleus
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What is an isotonic muscle contraction?

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When a muscle changes length during contraction

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What is an isometric muscle contraction?

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When a muscle stays the same length when contracting

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Give two examples of an isometric muscle contraction:

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  1. plank ( rectus abdominals contract) posture is maintained by muscle isometrically contracting
  2. biceps brachii contract when holding a free weight in one hand
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What is a concentric muscle contraction?

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muscle shortens during contraction and pulls two bones closer together (upwards phase)

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What rule must you remember during movement analysis and eccentric contractions?

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Flip the agonist and antagonist muscle. For example during the downward phase of a bicep curl, the tricep brachii becomes the agonist and the biceps brachii eccentrically contract becoming the antagonist

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What is an eccentric contraction?

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muscle lengthens during contraction and resists against gravity (downwards phase)

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What does DOMS stand fro?

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Delayed onset-muscle soreness

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What are the articulating bones and tendons at the ankle?

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Tibia(big) Fibua (small) Talus and achilles tendons

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What is the agonist and antagonist of a dorsi-felxion?

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agonist = tibialis anterior 
antagonist = gastrocnemius and soleus
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what is the agonist and antagonist of a planter flexion?

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agonist = gastrocnemius and soleus
antagonist = tibialis anterior
47
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What are the articulating bones at the knee?

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Femur, and tibia

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What are the muscles (bicep femoris) used for flexion of the knee called?

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  1. bicep femoris
  2. semitendonosus
  3. semimembranosus
    * hamstring group
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what are the muscles within the hamstring group?

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  1. bicep femoris
  2. semitendonosus
  3. semimembranosus
50
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What are the muscles (rectus femoris) used for extension of the knee called?

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  1. rectus femoris
  2. vastus intermedius
  3. vastus lateralis
  4. vastus medialis
    * quadriceps group
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what are the articulating bones at the hip?

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pelvic girdle and femur

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What is the agonist for extension of the hip?

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sacrum (posterior)

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What are the agonists for hip abduction?

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  1. abductor longus
  2. abductor brevis
  3. abductor magnus
54
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what are the agonists for hip extension?

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Gluteus medius and minimus

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What are the articulating bones of the shoulder?

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Humerus and scapula

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What muscles are responsible for adduction and abduction of the shoulder?

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Adduction = middle deltoid 
Abduction = latissimus dorsi
57
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What muscles are responsible for horizontal flexion and extension of the shoulder?

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Horizontal flexion = pectoralis major

Horizontal extension = posterior deltoid

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what muscles are responsible for medial and lateral rotation of the shoulder?

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Medial rotation = teres minor and subscapularis

Lateral rotation = teres minor and infraspinatous

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what are the articulating bones at the elbow?

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ulna, radius, humerous

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what are the articulating bones at the wrist?

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radius, ulna and carpals

61
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What are motor neurons?

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Nerve cells which transmit nerve impulses to muscle fibres

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What is a motor unit?

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A motor neuron and all its muscle fibres

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What is the use of a motor unit?

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To send nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscle fibres to initiate movement

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What is an action potential?

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A postive electrical charge within the nerve and muscle cells which carries the nerve impulse down the axon to the end of the neuron and to its muscle fibres

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What are the functional characteristics of type 1 muscle fibres (slow oxidative)?

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Fast = slow muscle contraction
Force = low force of muscular contraction
Fatigue = high resistance to fatigue 
A/AN = high aerobic capacity, low anaerobic capacity
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What are the structural characteristics of type 1 muscle fibres (slow oxidative)?

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Caps = high capillary density
Colour = red
Stores = high mitochondria density, high myoglobin content, low PC stores
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What are the functional characteristics of type 2a msucle fibres ( fast oxidative glycolytic)?

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Fast = fast muscle contraction 
Force = high force of muscular contraction
Fatigue = moderate/high resistance to fatigue 
A/AN = moderate aerobic capacity, moderate aerobic capacity
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What are the structural characteristics of type 2a muscle fibres (fast oxidative glycolytic)?

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Caps = high capillary density
Colour = red
Stores = moderate mitochondria density, moderate myoglobin content, high PC stores
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What are the functional characteristics of type 2b muscle fibres (fast glycolytic)?

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Fast = fast muscle contraction
Force = high force of muscular contraction
Fatigue = Low resistance to fatigue
A/AN = High anaerobic capacity, low aerobic capacity
70
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What are the structural characteristics of type 2b muscle fibres (fast glycolytic)?

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Caps = low capillary density
Colour = white
Stores = low mitochondria density. low myoglobin content, high PC stores
71
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What are the sporting applications of slow oxidative muscle fibres?

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Endurance athletes such as marathon runners, triathlons and cross-country skiing

72
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What are the sporting applications of fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibres?

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High-intensity athletes such as 800-1500m runners, 200m freestyle swimming

73
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What are the sporting applications of fast glycolytic msucle fibres?

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Explosive athletes such as 100m sprinters, log jumpers and javelin throwers

74
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How would you combine motor units to muscle fibre types in terms of SO?

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SO have a small neuron size which stimulates small muscle fibres which produces a small amount of force over a long period of time, which resistis fatigue

75
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How would you combine motor units to muscle fibre types in terms of FOG?

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FOG have a large neuron size which stimulates relatively large muscle fibres which provide a large amount of force and because of moderate levels of mitochrondria and myoglobin the msucle fibres can resist to fatigue

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How woudl you comdine motor units to msucle fibre types in terms of FG?

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FG have a large neuron size which stimulates large muscle fibres which produces a large amount of force rapidly, but fatigues quickly

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How do we recruit muscle fibres when running?

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In a ladder system

78
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What is work:relief ratio?

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the volume of relief period in relation to the volume of work period

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