Muscle Tissue and Joints Flashcards
what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
what are the 4 main functions of muscle tissue?
facilitate movement, open and close body passageways, thermoregulation, and maintaining posture/support for joints
where is skeletal muscle tissue located?
all throughout the body
what type of muscle tissue functions for movement under voluntary control?
skeletal
what type of muscle tissue has the appereance of very long, cylindrical cells, striations, and peripherally located multinucleated cells?
skeletal
where is smooth muscle tissue located?
GI, urinary , vascular tissue
what type of muscle tissue functions via contractions that control movement of material under involuntary control?
smooth
What type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, spindle shaped cells that lack striations and have a single, central nucleus?
smooth
where is myocardium (cardiac muscle) located?
muscle of the heart
what type of muscle tissue functions to contract the heart to pump blood under involuntary control?
myocardium
what type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, bifurcated cells with striations and centrally located mono- or bi-nucleus?
myocardium
what type of muscle tissue has intercalated discs?
myocardium
what do intercalated discs do?
rapid transport of impulse
what is responsible for the rapid transport of impulse in the myocardium?
intercalated discs
what are the 5 parts of skeletal muscle organization?
muscle, fascicle, muscle fiber (myocyte), myofibrils, myofilaments
what is the connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle?
epimysium
what is the connective tissue that surrounds fascicles?
perimysium
what is the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle fibers?
endomysium
what is the term for repeating contractile units that give muscle the striated appereance?
sarcomeres
where are sarcomeres located?
myofibrils
what are the two myofilaments found in sarcomeres?
myosin and actin
what myofilament is thick?
myosin
what myofilament is thin?
actin
what is described as the linear contraction achieved by thick and thin myofilaments sliding against each other?
sliding filament mechanism
how do muscles move bones?
happens over at least one joint and is the brining of the insertion to the origin
what attachment of the muscle is less mobile?
origin
what attachment of the muscle attaches to the axial skeleton when crossing from axial to appendicular skeleton?
origin
what attachment of the muscle is the proximal attachment when taking about extremities?
origin
what attachment of the muscle is more mobile?
insertion
what attachment of the muscle attaches to the appendicular skeleton when crossing from axial to appendicular skeleton?
insertion
what attachment of the muscle is the distal attachment when talking about extremities?
insertion
muscle compartments are muscles with similar ____, ____, and/or ____
function, innervation, blood supply
what is another word for joint?
articulation
what is described as the place of contact between two or more bones?
joint
more planes of motions means _____ stability
reduced
what two ways increase stability?
muscular support and ligamentous attachment
mobility and stability have an ____ relationship
inverse
what are the 3 classifications of joints?
fibrous, cartilaginous, synvial
____ is the class of joints that are connected by dense regular connective tissue
fibrous
____ is the class of joints that are connected by plates of cartilage
cartilaginous
_____ is the class of joints with articular capsule with joint cavity
synovial
what are the 3 categories of fibrous joints?
gomphosis, sutures, syndemosis
what are the 2 categories of cartilaginous joints?
synchondrosis, symphysis
what are the 6 categories of synovial joints?
planar, hinge, pivot, saddle, condylar, ball-socket