Book1 Flashcards
1
Q
RICE
A
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
2
Q
Concentric
A
Muscles Shorten
3
Q
Eccentric
A
Muscles Elongate
4
Q
Isotonic
A
Lift load at constant pace
5
Q
Isometric
A
Muscles stay same
6
Q
Isokinetic
A
Load varies, pace constant
7
Q
Conctracility
A
Capacity to shorten muscle
8
Q
Excitability
A
Response to stimulation by nerves
9
Q
Extensibility
A
stretched beyond normal length
10
Q
elasticity
A
stretched but can recoil
11
Q
myosin
A
motor proteins - muscle contraction
12
Q
actin
A
protein that forms microfilaments in eukaryotic cells
13
Q
myofibril
A
basic rod unit of a muscle, composed of actin, moysin
14
Q
sarcomere
A
basic unit of a muscle
15
Q
perimysium
A
sheats into bundles
