ch0.2 - study book vocabulary Flashcards
smooth muscle functions?
one nucleus/no striations, comprising walls of blood vessels/organs of urinary/digestive/respiratory/reproductive tracts, also for peristalsis (moving food through digestive tract)
bioenergetic diff. between type I and type II?
type I = low myosin ATPase, slower calcium handling, reduced glycolytic capacity, large mitochondria
difference between IIa and IIb fibers?
IIa = moderate aerobic/anaerobic capacity, fast-oxidative+glycolytic, high myosin ATPase activity, greater number of capillaries than IIx fibers. IIb = fast glycolytic, less capacity for aerobic energy therefore more fatigable
number of skeletal muscles in the body?
over 500
what are the twelve muscle groups by function?
(1) facial expression (2) mastication (3) head/vertebral column movement (4) pectoral girdle movement (5) arm movement (6) forearm movement (7) hand movement (8) abdominal wall movement (9) pelvic outlet movement (10) thigh movement (11) leg movement (12) foot movement
muscles responsible for arm/shoulder flexion?
pectoralis major, anterior delt, coracobrachialis
muscles responsible for arm/shoulder extension?
teres major, lat dorsi, posterior delts
muscles responsible for arm abduction?
supraspinatus and deltoid muscles
muscles responsible for arm rotation?
subscapularis, infraspinatus, teres minor
muscles responsible for elbow flexion?
biceps, brachialis, bracioradialis
muscles responsible for elbow/forearm extension?
triceps, anconeus
muscles responsible for forearm rotation?
supinator, pronator teres, and pronator quadratus
muscles responsible for wrist/hand flexion?
flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis
muscles responsible for knee flexion?
bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus (the hamstring muscles) and sartorius
muscles responsible for knee extension?
quadriceps femoris (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius)
muscles responsible for dorsiflexion?
fibularis tertius, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, and tibialis anterior
muscles responsible for ankle plantarflexion?
plantaris, flexor digitorum longus, gastrocnemius, soleus
superior (cranial)?
near/toward upper part of body, toward head
antonym of cranial?
caudal (inferior)
ventral/dorsal are other words for what?
anterior/posterior
medial?
near body’s midline
lateral - relationship to medial?
away from body’s midline
bilateral?
on either side of central axis or midline
ipsilateral?
on or affecting the same side of the body