chapter 8 Flashcards
what are the characteristics of muscle
excitability
contractibility
extensibility
elasticity
what are 3 functions of muscle
provide motion
maintain posture
generate heat
what are 3 types of muscle
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
what are tendons
they attach muscle to bone
what is aponeurosis
it connects muscle to muscle or muscle to bone.
what is agonist
is a prime mover
what is antagonist
it is the opposite of agonist
what is synergist
contracts along with the agonist
what is fixator
it stabilizes joint to regulate motion
what do biceps do?
flexes the elbow
what do triceps do?
they extend elbow
what do extensors do?
they pull the leg cranially and caudally
mayofibris
form interior of a muscle fiber
what is synaptic space
space between nerves and muscle cells
what is motor unit
it is when one nerve and all muscle fibers served.
