Chapter 10 Part 1 Flashcards
What is a rigid bar that moves on a fulcrum, or fixed point?
Lever
What is the force applied to a lever called?
Effort
What is the resistance moved by the effort?
Load
What is the point on which a lever rests or pivots called?
Fulcrum
Do muscles pull or push?
Muscles only PULL, they never push
As muscles shorten, the _______ generally mvoes toward the _______.
As muscles shorten, the insertion** generally moves toward the **origin.
What are the 4 functional groups of muscles?
FSAP!!!
- ) Fixators
- ) Synergists
- ) Antagonists
- ) Prime Movers
According to functional groups, what type of muscles provide the major force for producing a specific movement?
**Prime Movers **provide the major force for producing a specific movement
According to functional groups, what type of muscles oppose or reverse a particular movement?
Antagonists oppose or reverse a particular movement
According to functional groups, what type of muscles add force to a movement or reduce undesirable or unneccessary movement?
Synergists add force to a movement or reduce undesirable or unneccessary movement
According to functional groups, what type of muscles are synergists that immobilize a bone or a muscle’s origin?
Fixators are synergists that immobilize a bone or a muscle’s origin
What are the 7 factors that contribute to the naming of skeletal muscles?
4 Factors of Naming of Skeletal Muscles
R *LSD *LAN
- ) Relative size
- ) Location of muscle
- ) Shape of muscle
- ) Direction of fibers
- ) Location of attachments
- ) Action
- ) # of origins