Bone and Muscular Terms

Question 1

Connects to Skeleton via tendons
Activated via Nerves
CAN be fatigued

Answer 1

Skeletal Muscle

Question 2

Organs and blood vessels
Contractions are uniform
Fatigue resistant

Answer 2

Smooth Muscle

Question 3

Provides contractile activity of the heart
Can be gradated
Very fatigue resistant

Answer 3

Cardiac Muscle

Question 4

Smallest contractile unit of a muscle

Answer 4

Sacromere

Question 5

Bundles muscle fibers

Answer 5

Perimycium

Question 6

Contractile Machinery (2 answers)

Answer 6

Actin and Myosin

Question 7

Supplies nutrients and removes waste from muscles

Answer 7

Capillaries

Question 8

Prime mover of the muscle

Answer 8

Agonist

Question 9

Muscle opposing Agonist action

Answer 9

Antagonist

Question 10

Muscle surrounding a joint being moved

Answer 10

Synergist

Question 11

Myosin filaments attach themselves to actin filaments

Answer 11

Crossbridge formation

Question 12

Site of attachment for muscle that doesn’t move

Answer 12

Origin

Question 13

Site of attachment for muscle that DOES move

Answer 13

Insurition

Question 14

Muscle type for low level energy actions

Answer 14

Slow twitch (Type 1)

Question 15

Muscle fiber that results in higher force and speed

Answer 15

Fast Twitch (Type 2 and Type 2x)

Question 16

Binds to O2 in muscle

Answer 16

Myoglobin

Question 17

Collects info to tell brain

Answer 17

Sensory nerves

Question 18

Brain tells muscle to move

Answer 18

Motor nerves

Question 19

Group of muscles activated by 1 nerve

Answer 19

Motor Unit

Question 20

Being able to fire all muscle fibers

Answer 20

Intra-muscle Connection

Question 21

Multiple muscles firing to complete an action

Answer 21

Inter-muscle Connection

Question 22

Still position of muscle

Answer 22

Static movement

Question 23

Moving action of muscle

Answer 23

Dynamic movement

Question 24

Same or constant tension

Answer 24

Isotonic

Question 25

Same or constant motion

Answer 25

Isokinetic

Question 26

Muscle contracted before force is applied

Answer 26

Plyometric

Question 27

Muscle shortening during movement

Answer 27

Concentric

Question 28

Muscle lengthens during movement

Answer 28

Eccentric

Question 29

Mass corresponded by strength

Answer 29

Hypertrophy

Question 30

How much a person can lift compared to body weight

Answer 30

Relative Strength

Max Strength/Body Weight = RS

Question 31

Ability to resist fatigue

Answer 31

Muscular Endurance