Muscle Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
What is the muscle belly?
A
It is the thick muscle the is located in between a tendon on either end of the muscle belly.
2
Q
What is the ‘origin’?
A
Is the attachment of the muscle to the bone that remains still.
3
Q
What is ‘insertion’?
A
Is the attachment of the muscle to the bone that moves.
4
Q
What do the tendons do?
A
The tendons allow to hold onto the muscle belly firmly to the bone.
5
Q
What is contraction?
A
Is when the muscle becomes shorter and tighter.
6
Q
What is relaxation?
A
When the muscle extends longer and becomes looser.
7
Q
How do the muscles know when to contract or relax?
A
A muscle knows when a muscle fibre receives a signal from its nerve, therefore, proteins and chemicals release energy into the muscle.
