Muscle System

Question 1

Tendon

Answer 1

Connects muscle to bone. Anchor for muscle to produce force

Question 2

Fascia

Answer 2

Outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle

Question 3

Fascicles

Answer 3

Bundle of muscle fibers

Question 4

Muscle Fiber

Answer 4

Cellular components and myofibrils encased in plasma membrane

Question 5

Sarcomere

Answer 5

Produces muscular contraction. Repeating sections of actin and myosin

Question 6

Type 1 Slow Twitch

Answer 6

Small, slow tension, slow fatigue

Question 7

Type 2 Fast Twitch

Answer 7

Large, quick tension, quick fatigue

Question 8

Motor Unit

Answer 8

One motor neuron and muscle fibers it enervates

Question 9

Neural Activation

Answer 9

muscle contraction generated by neural stimulation

Question 10

Neurotransmitters

Answer 10

chemical messengers that transport impulses from nerve to muscle

Question 11

Local Stabilization System 5 parts

Answer 11

Attach to vertebra

Tranverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm

Question 12

Global Stabilization System 6 parts

Answer 12

Attach from pelvis to spine

Quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external obliques, rectus abdominus, gluteus medius, adductor complex

Question 13

Movement System 4 parts

Answer 13

Spine/pelvis to extremeties

Latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex, quadriceps

Question 14

Intermuscular

Answer 14

Muscles working together

Question 15

Intramuscular

Answer 15

Single muscle