Midterm 2 Flashcards
What are the functions of skeletal muscle? 5
Produce movement
Maintain posture
Support soft tissue
Regulate entering and exiting of material
Thermoregulation
What are the shape classifications of muscles? 4
Parallel
Convergent
Pennate
Circular
What are the benefits of parallel (fusiform) muscle?
Good ROM and speed of motion
What is advantageous about the convergent muscle shape?
Moderately high levels of force
What is the pennate shape of muscle designed for?
Strength and power
What are the 3 sub classifications of the pennate muscle?
Unipennate
Bipennate
Multipennate
Where is the origin usually attached in relation to the insertion?
Origin is usually proximal and the insertion is usually distal
What is an aponeuroses?
A broad flat tendon
Agonist
Aka prime mover
- achieve the intended movement
Antagonist
Oppose the intended movement
Synergist
Contract together to accomplish movement
Stabilizer
Action is to fixate a joint
What are the muscles of the mouth region?
Orbicularis oris
Zygomaticus minor and major
Buccinator
Risorius
Mentalis
What are the muscles of the eye region and nose region?
EYE: orbicularis oculi, corrugator supercilia
NOSE: procerus, nasalis
What are the muscles of the scalp region?
Occipitofrontalis
Auricularis
- three sections: superior, anterior, posterior
What is the action of the platysma?
Tenses skin of neck, pulls lip inferiorly
What are the muscles of mastication?
Masseter
Temporalis
What is the action of the masseter?
Closes jaw, protraction, retraction, and side to side movement of the mandible
What is the action of the temporalis?
Closes jaw, retraction, and moving mandible side to side
What are the muscles that move the head and neck?
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenes
What are the actions of the sternocleidomastoid?
Unilateral: laterally flexes head, rotates head opposite side
Bilateral: flexes neck, protracts head, aids in inhalation
What are the actions of the scalenes?
Flexes and side bends the neck, elevates ribs 1&2
What are the 3 layers of the back muscles?
Superficial layer: axial skeleton to upper limbs
Intermediate layer: axial skeleton to appendicular or rib cage
Deep layer: stabilize vertebrae
What are the intermediate muscles of the vertebral column? 2
Serratus posterior superior
Serratus posterior inferior
What is the deep layer of the back muscles divided into?
Superficial: splenius
Intermediate: erector spinae
Deep: rotatores, intertransversarii
What are the posterior muscles of respiration? What are their actions?
Serratus posterior superior
- action: elevates ribs, inhalation
Serratus posterior inferior
- action: depresses ribs, exhalation
What is the action of the splenius muscles? 2
Unilateral: rotates and laterally flexes the neck
Bilateral: extends head/neck
What is the collective action of all the deep intrinsic back muscles? 2
Stabilize and provide precise vertebrae adjustment
Slightly extends and rotates vertebrae
What is the action of the quadratus lumborum?
Unilateral: laterally flexes vertebral column
Bilaterally: depresses ribs during forced exhalation, stabilizes diaphragm during inhalation
What is the action of the external intercostals?
What is the action of the internal intercostals?
External: elevates ribs
Internal: depresses ribs
What is the action of the transversus thoracis?
Not a lot, depresses ribs
What is the action of the diaphragm?
The contraction of it expands the thoracic cavity, compresses abdominopelvic cavity
What are the muscles of inhalation? 6
Diaphragm
Sternocleidomastoid
Serratus posterior superior
Scalenes
External intercostals
Erector spinae
What are the muscles of exhalation? 9
Serratus posterior inferior
Internal intercostals
Transversus thoracis
Quadratus lumborum
Erector spinae
Rectus abdominis
External and internal abdominal obliques
Transversus abdominis
What is the rectus sheath made of?
Aponeurotic extensions of 3 abdominal muscles
What is the collective function of the muscles of the abdominal wall?
Support and protect organs
Increase abdominal pressure
What is the action of the rectus abdominis? 3
Flexes vertebral column, resists vertebral motion, forced exhalation
What is the action of the pyramidalis?
Tenses linea alba
What is the action of the external oblique? 2
Depresses ribs, flexes and laterally rotates vertebral column to the opposite side
What is the action of the internal obliques?
Depresses ribs, flexes and laterally rotates vertebral column to the same side
What is the action of the transversus abdominis?
Compresses abdomen, forced exhalation
What is the action of the trapezius?
Retracts, elevates, depresses and laterally rotates scapula, extends and bends neck laterally
- can do opposing actions depending on which part is firing
What is the action of the levator scapulae?
Mainly elevates the scapula and slight lateral neck bending
What is the action of the rhomboideus minor and major? What do they not do?
Action: depresses shoulder, adducts scapula
They do not elevate the shoulder
What is the action of the pectoralis minor?
Depresses, protracts, and downwardly rotates scapula
What is the action of the subclavius?
Stabilizes and depresses the clavicle
What is the action of the serratus anterior?
Abducts and laterally rotates the scapula
What is the action of the pectoralis major?
Flexes, adducts, and medially rotates the arm
What is the action of the coracobrachialis?
Flexes and adducts the arm
What is the coracobrachialis to the pectoralis major?
Synergist
What is the action of the deltoid?
Abducts arm, may flex, extend, and rotate arm (medial & lateral)
What is the action of the latissimus dorsi? 5
Extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm, draws shoulder backwards and downwards
What is the action of the supraspinatus?
Abducts arm
What is the action of the infraspinatus?
Laterally rotates arm, may assist in adduction
What is the action of the teres minor?
Adducts and laterally rotates arm
What is the action of the subscapularis?
Adducts and medially rotates arm
What is the action of the teres major?
Adducts, extends, and medially rotates the arm
The teres major is ____ with the latissimus dorsi?
Synergistic
What is the action of the biceps brachii?
Flexes and supinates the forearm, flexes the arm
What is the action of the brachialis and what kind of muscle is it?
Flexes the forearm
Fusiform
What is the action of the triceps brachii?
Extends the forearm
Long head extends and adducts arm
What classifies an intrinsic forearm muscle to an extrinsic forearm muscle?
Intrinsic: attachments in the hand
Extrinsic: attachments on the forearm
What is the common action of the anterior forearm muscles?
Pronation and flexion
What is the common action of the posterior forearm muscles?
Supination and extension
What is the action of the pronator teres?
Pronates the forearm
What is the action of the flexor carpi radialis?
Flexes and abducts hand
What is the action of the palmaris longus?
Flexes wrist and tightens palmar aponeurosis
What is the action of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Flexes and adducts the hand
What is the action of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Flexes digits 2-5, flexes wrist
What is the action of the brachioradialis?
Flexes the forearm
What is the combined action of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis?
Extends and abducts hand
What is the action of the extensor digitorum communis?
Extends wrist, extends joints of digits 2-5
What is the action of the extensor digiti minimi?
Extends 5th digit and joints