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MUSCLE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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what are 3 basic muscle types

A
  1. skeletal
  2. cardiac
  3. smooth muscle
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2
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attached to the skeleton, striated, voluntary

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skeletal muscle

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3
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heart muscle, striated, involuntary

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cardiac muscle

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4
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what are the 4 muscle functions

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*produce movement
*stabilize joints
*maintain posture & body position
*generate heat

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5
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ability to forcibly shorten when an adequate stimulus is received

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contractility

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5
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4 functional properties of skeletal muscle activity

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*irritability (responsiveness)
*contractility
*extensibility
*elasticity

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6
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ability to receive and respond to stimulus

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irritability

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7
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ability of muscle cells to be stretched

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extensibility

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8
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ability to recoil and resume resting after

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elasticity

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9
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term for muscle fiber

A

cell

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10
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term for sarcolemma

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plasma membrane

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11
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term for sarcoplasm

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cytoplasm

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12
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wraps muscle fibers individually

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endomysium

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13
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terms for myofilament

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microfilament

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14
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________ give the muscle is striated (banded) appearance

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myofibrils

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14
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wraps the bundle of muscle fibers

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perimysium

15
Q

bundle of muscle fibers

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fascicle

16
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long organelles inside muscle cell composed of bundles of myofilaments

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myofibrils

16
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wraps the entire muscle

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epimysium

17
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chemical released by nerve upon arrival of nerve impulse in the axon terminal

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neurotransmitter

17
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skeletal muscles must be stimulated by a ________ to contract

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motor neuron

17
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one motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle cells stimulated by that neuron

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motor unit

18
Q

primary responsible for producing a particular motion

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prime mover/agonists

18
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where axon terminal and muscle connect or associate

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neuromuscular junction

18
Q

*muscles that oppose a particular movement
*helps provide resistance and produce more delicate motion

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antagonist

18
Q

*synergists that help immobilize a bone
*includes muscles that maintain our posture

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fixators

18
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*gap between nerve and muscle filled
*although very close, the nerve and muscle do not make contact

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synaptic cleft

19
Q

*muscles that help prime movers and stabilize motion
*helps agonists by contributing additional force or by reducing undesirable movements
*stabilizers

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synergist

20
Q

the ________ is adjacent to the temporal bone

A

temporalis

21
Q

the trapezuis is roughly ___________

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trapezoidal

22
Q

can run in a particular direction with references to some line (ex: midline of the body, long bone)

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23
Q

*have two origins
*have three origins
*have four origins

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biceps, triceps, quadriceps

23
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the rectus femoris runs _________ parallel to long axis of the femur

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parallel

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