Muscle Flashcards
1
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Muscle Types
A
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
2
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Muscle Functions
A
locomotion, digestion, respiration, pronation
3
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Endomysium
A
connective tissue; surrounding individual muscle fibers
4
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Perimysium
A
bundle together multiple muscle fibers
5
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Epimysium
A
holds together all the fibers in a muscle
6
Q
Tendon
A
gather together into a chord that attaches to a spot on the bone
7
Q
Aponeurosis
A
flat sheet, attaches to line of bone
8
Q
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
9
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Pronation
A
put palm down
10
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Supination
A
bring palm up
11
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Accessory Structures
A
- Bursa
- tendon sheath
- sesamoid bone
12
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Prime Mover
A
subject
13
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Agonist
A
same action as prime mover
14
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Antagonist
A
opposite action of prime mover
15
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Bursa
A
fluid-filled sac that protects a tendon from a bony prominence