Axial Musculature System Flashcards
Connective Tissues of a Muscle
What are the 4 layers of CT from deep to superficial?
Endomysium
Perimysium
Epimysium
Fascia(e)
Connective Tissues of a Muscle
Endomysium
thin layer of areolar CT that surrounds each individual muscle fiber
Connective Tissues of a Muscle
Perimysium
wraps muscle fibers together in a bundle called fascicles
Connective Tissues of a Muscle
Epimysium
Surrounds the entire muscle as a tendon, connects muscle to bone
Connective Tissues of a Muscle
Fascia(e)
CT that separates neighboring muscles (wraps muscle group)
Muscle Shapes
Fusiform Muscles
Think in the middle, tapered at ends
(Ex. biceps brachii)
Muscle Shapes
Parallel Muscles
Uniform width, fascicles aligned
(ex. Rectus Abdominis)
Muscle Shapes
Triangular Muscles
Broad at one end, narrow at the other
(ex. Pectoralis Major)
Muscle Shapes
Unipennate Muscles
Muscles whose fibres attach to one side of the tendon
(Ex. Palmar Interosseous)
Muscle Shapes
Bipennate Muscles
Feather shaped muscles
(ex. Rectus Femoris)
Muscle Shapes
Multipennate Muscles
Central tendon branches into multiple rows of muscle fibers
(ex. Deltoid)
Muscle Shapes
Circular Muscles
Form rings around body openings
(ex. Orbicularis Oculi)
Intermuscular Septa
border that separates compartments spaces that are enclosed by fasciae
What is found in each musclar compartment?
One or more functionally related muscles
Nerves and blood vessels
Upper limbs muscle compartments
Anterior and posterior compartments
Lower limbs muscle compartments
Anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral compartments
Directly (fleshly) Attachment
Close muscle association to bone due to collagen fibers
(muscles seem to attach directly to bone)
Indirect Attachment
Tendon attaches muscle to bone