Chapter Six - Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Three types of muscles
A
Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
2
Q
A motor neuron and all the muscle cells it stimulates
A
Motor unit
3
Q
The body has more than ___ skeletal muscles
A
600
4
Q
Muscles that must contract at the same time to cause movement
A
Synergistic muscles
5
Q
Movement is produced when one muscle of the pair contracts and the other relaxes
A
Antagonistic muscles
