Muscle Flashcards

1
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Muscle Types

A

skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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2
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Muscle Functions

A

locomotion, digestion, respiration, pronation

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3
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Endomysium

A

connective tissue; surrounding individual muscle fibers

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4
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Perimysium

A

bundle together multiple muscle fibers

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5
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Epimysium

A

holds together all the fibers in a muscle

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6
Q

Tendon

A

gather together into a chord that attaches to a spot on the bone

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7
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Aponeurosis

A

flat sheet, attaches to line of bone

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8
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Muscle Actions

A
extension- extensor angle decreases
flexion- flexor angle decreases
abduction- take away from body
adduction- bring towards body
circumduction- drawing a circle
rotation- 
fixation- freezing joint by counteracting
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9
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Pronation

A

put palm down

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10
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Supination

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bring palm up

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11
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Accessory Structures

A
  1. Bursa
  2. tendon sheath
  3. sesamoid bone
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12
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Prime Mover

A

subject

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13
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Agonist

A

same action as prime mover

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14
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Antagonist

A

opposite action of prime mover

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15
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Bursa

A

fluid-filled sac that protects a tendon from a bony prominence

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16
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Retinaculum

A

fibrous bands of fascia that pass over or under tendons