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Final (Muscular system) Flashcards

1
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Turning The arms up and out is called?

A

Supination

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2
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What is rigor mortis?

A

It is when the muscles get stiff after you die

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3
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What is the name of the muscles responsible for elevating the shoulders?

A

The trapezius

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4
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What is the name of the muscle responsible for flexing the thumb?

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Flexor pollicis longis

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5
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What is the name of the proteins that make up the muscles?

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Actin and Myosin

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6
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What is the function of the SOLEUS muscle?

A

Planter flexion of the foot

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7
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When you move the shoulders within its axis it’s called?

A

Circumduction

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8
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Which of these is responsible for flexion of the hips?

A

The hamstrings

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9
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This structure is a responsible for the elimination of feces and the absorbtion of water

A

The large intestines

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10
Q

Pick the two substances necessary for muscle contraction?

A

Calcium and ATP

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11
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What is the name of the muscle that is mostly responsible for smiling?

A

The zygomatic

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12
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What is the name of the muscles that contracts the skin over the neck?

A

Platysma

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13
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Turning the arms down and in is called?

A

Pronation

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14
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What is the name of the part of the muscle of least movement?

A

The origin

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15
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What is the name of the part of the muscle with the most movement?

A

The insertion

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16
Q

What is the most important part of the sarcomere?

A

The A band

17
Q

Which of these is a function of the muscles?

A

Body heat and storage of sugar

18
Q

Under a microscope the muscles are divided into this category?

A

Striated, smooth

19
Q

What is the function of the pectoralis?

A

Adduction and internal rotation of the arms

20
Q

What are the three types of muscle?

A

Smooth muscle, skeletal muscle and cardiac

21
Q

What happens during muscle contraction?

A

Myosin pulls in actin

22
Q

Which of these causes extension of the arms?

A

The triceps

23
Q

Which of these is responsible for extension of the hips and flexion of the knees?

A

The hamstrings

24
Q

Please name the two striated muscles?

A

Skeletal and cardiac

25
Q

What is the name of the outer cover of the muscle fascicle?

A

Perimysium

26
Q

What is the function of the gastrocnemius muscle?

A

Planter Flexion of the foot

27
Q

When muscle fibers come together includes of 200 to 300 under one cover they are called?

A

Fascicles

28
Q

What is the name of the cover of the whole muscle?

A

Epimysium

29
Q

What is the function of the zygomatic?

A

Smiling

30
Q

What is the most important part of the muscular system?

A

The sarcomere

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