Muscle info

Question 1

cardiac

Answer 1

striated, involuntary, found in the hear

Question 2

smooth

Answer 2

non-striated, involuntary, found in stomach, blood vessles

Question 3

skeletal

Answer 3

striated, voluntary control, the muscle you think of first

Question 4

tendon

Answer 4

muscle - bone/muscle, designed to withstand tension

Question 5

origin

Answer 5

proximal attachment of muscle to bone

Question 6

insertion

Answer 6

the distal or lateral attachment of bone. the moveable point of attachment

Question 7

contraction

Answer 7

the generation of force by the muscle fibers. the action of the muscle.

Question 8

contracture

Answer 8

the permanent or long lasting shortening of muscles, ligament or fascia

Question 9

agonist

Answer 9

the muscle that creates the movement

Question 10

synergist

Answer 10

anything that assists the agonist either as its main action or by preventing undesirable movements by stabilizing

Question 11

antagonist

Answer 11

the muscle that acts in opposition of the agonist and returns the limb to its original position

Question 12

concentric contraction

Answer 12

muscle shortening

Question 13

isometric contraction

Answer 13

muscle length stays the same

Question 14

eccentric contraction

Answer 14

muscle lengthening

Question 15

tract

Answer 15

a bundle of axons within the cns sharing a common origin, destination, and function

Question 16

column

Answer 16

a group of tracts found within a specific region of the spinal cord

Question 17

epineurium

Answer 17

covers many fascicles or entire nerves

Question 18

perineurium

Answer 18

covers a bundle of axons

Question 19

endoneurium

Answer 19

covers a single axon

Question 20

ligament

Answer 20

connects bone to bone