Chapter 8 Flashcards
0
Q
What is the name of connective tissue that covers the fasiculi?
A
perimysium
1
Q
what is the name of the neurotransmitter at muscular junction?
A
sitocolin
2
Q
- the sarcomere is between what two discs?
A
between two z discs
3
Q
what is the muscle tissue of an individual muscle fiber?
A
endomysium
4
Q
what is the name of the space between the axon and the sarcolemma?
A
neuromuscular junction
5
Q
- muscle fatigue is caused by?
A
..
6
Q
a sustained contraction is called?
A
tetnus
7
Q
what is it called to increase diameter of a muscle?
A
hypertrophy
8
Q
- pick striated and voluntary muscles?
A
striated=striped muscle that is attached to bone
voluntary=composed of striated fibers
9
Q
define a motor unit?
A
one nerve and all the muscle fibers that it touches
10
Q
- point of attachment of a muscle to a stationary bone is called?
A
Origin
11
Q
- difference between picking up a pencil or a thirty pound weight is?
A
motor units are involved
12
Q
what is the sarcolemma?
A
cell membrane
13
Q
- an inflammation of tendons is?
A
tendonitis
14
Q
- thin filaments are composed of what?
A
actin
