muscle vocab Flashcards
Cardiac
A muscle that works all the time and looks striped under a microscope. ( heart)
Muscle
a special type of muscle that works by contracting.
Smooth
a muscle that looks smooth under a microscope.( esophagus, stomach, and intestines)
Tendon
elastic, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
Striated
a muscle that looks striped under a microscope( skeletal muscles)
Flexor
a muscle that causes a joint to bend.
involuntary
a muscle that u cannot consiously control
extensor
a muscle that causes a joint to straighten out.
ADD (Adductor)
a muscle that moves a limb towards ur body
voluntary
a muscle that u can conciously control
ABD (Abductor)
a muscle that moves a limb away from ur body