lecture 11 muscles of the body Flashcards
- produces movements
- general principles of leverage
- muscle act with or against each other
- criteria used in naming muscles
skeletal muscles of the body
- origin of the muscle is broad
- fascicles converge toward the tendon of insertion
convergent
fascicles run parallel to the long axis of the muscle
-two types ; straplike (sternocleomastoid) and fusiform (biceps bronchi)
parallel
types of fascicle arrangment
unipennate, bipennate, multipennate
fascicles insert into one side of the tendon
unipennate
fascicles insert into the tendon from both sides
bipennate
fascicles insert into one large tendon from all sides
multipennate
fascicles are arranged in concentric rings
- surround external body openings
- sphincters
circular
has major responsibility for a certain movement
prime mover
opposes or reverses a movemnt
antagonist
helps the prime mover
synergist
a type of synergist that holds a bone firmly in place
fixator
squeeze food into the esophagus
pharyngeal constrictors
-largest of deep back muscles
1 iliocostalis
2. longissimus
3. spinalis
erector spinal group
- deep muscles used for providing movements for breathing
- lift the rib cage
external intercostal muscles