Module 5 Flashcards
3 Muscle types:
skeletal
smooth
cardiac
conscious control
When a person can consciously decide to use these muscles to complete an action. Communication within the body to coordinate movement starts in the brain with a message that is sent through the spinal cord and eventually attaches to a muscle.
Peripheral nerves
carry the signal from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to a specific muscle destination to provide movement
central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
motor actions
Messages from the central nervous system to a muscle
sensory input
when nerves carry information from the external environment to the central nervous system, a.k.a sensation
Tendons
connect muscle to bone- connective tissues that connect skeletal muscle to bone at each end. Flexible, can bend at the joints, and help cushion against sudden movement
Ligaments
connect bone tissue to bone. connective tissue that connects bone to bone, helping to stabilize joints where bones meet
All skeletal muscles have:
an origin
insertion
action
origin
the bony site of attachment that is stationary during the movement
insertion
insertion of a muscle is the bony site of attachment that is moved by the muscle contraction
action
is what effect is produced by the muscle’s contraction. For example, the triceps are the primary extensor of the forearms
innervation
the peripheral nerve that supplies a muscle with the message from the brain. For example, the innervation of the biceps brachii is the musculocutaneous nerve
CN
means cranial nerve
how many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves that originate on the ventral surface of the brain
Orbicularis oculi
Action: eye closure
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Orbicularis oris
Action: mouth closure: closes lips, protrudes lips
forward, presses lips against teeth
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Zygomaticus major/minor
Action: pull corners of lips upward
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Risorius
Action: pulls the corners of the mouth posteriorly
(grin or grimace)
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Frontalis (occipitofrontailis)
Action: raise eyebrows
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Buccinator
Action: compress cheeks
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
Masseter
Action: jaw closure
Innervation: trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular
branch)
Temporalis
Action: Elevates mandible, closes jaw
Innervation: trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular
branch)
lateral flexion
Side bending of the neck is also called side flexion or lateral flexion, which refers to moving one of the ears to the same side shoulder