muscles

Question 1

skeletal muscles

Answer 1

muscles that make things move, has multiple nuclei, voluntary, holds skeleton together, aids in movement and helps maintain body posture, striated and long

Question 2

smooth

Answer 2

internam, two types (visceral and multi-unit), forms the stomach and intestines along with internal organs except the heart, not striated, contractions are involuntary and does not fatigue

Question 3

cardiac

Answer 3

made of skeletal and smooth muscle, heart, red in color, responds to exercise, striated involuntary contractions done without building an oxygen debt

Question 4

muscular system

Answer 4

largest tissue mass in the horse’s body, controls movement, performance of vital functions

Question 5

cardiac muscle

Answer 5

involuntary, strongest muscle in the body, most important muscle

Question 6

fast twitch

Answer 6

used for speed, fatigue quickly

Question 7

slow twitch

Answer 7

resistant to fatigue, used for long, low power work and endurance.

Question 8

brachiocephalicus

Answer 8

base of jaw to humerus. moves whole head side to side, swings legs forwar

Question 9

splenius

Answer 9

turns and extends neck, makes up the top line if well developed

Question 10

syssarcosis

Answer 10

the muscle connection between the thoracic limb and the body

Question 11

trapezius

Answer 11

flat, sheetlike muscle that covers all thoracic vertebrae, lifts shoulder

Question 12

masseter

Answer 12

opens and closes the jaw, allows chewing

Question 13

rectus capitus

Answer 13

allows head to flex side to side

Question 14

bicep brachii

Answer 14

flexes elbow

Question 15

anterior and posterior pectoral

Answer 15

helps pull leg forward and backward, adducts the forelimb

Question 16

extensor capri radialis

Answer 16

extends the knee

Question 17

digital extensor

Answer 17

extends the carpus and digits

Question 18

gluteus superficialis

Answer 18

from croup to sacrum, used in rearing, galloping and kicking

Question 19

bicep femoris

Answer 19

from gluteals to patella and tibia, maintains hip joint in extension

Question 20

latissimus dorsi

Answer 20

lower thoracic vertebrae, flexes the shoulder and pulls the foreleg back

Question 21

intercostal

Answer 21

between ribs, aids in breathing

Question 22

longissimus dorsi (lumbar muscle)

Answer 22

main muscle used in rearing, kicking, jumping and aids in turning. longest and strongest muscle in the body

Question 23

semitendinosus

Answer 23

from bicep femoris to back of hindquarters, extends hip and hock joints

Question 24

tensor fasciae latae

Answer 24

moves the stifle

Question 25

saccrococcygeus

Answer 25

tail muscle, responsible for all tail movement

Question 26

long digital extensor

Answer 26

flexes hock

Question 27

lateral digital extensor

Answer 27

flexes hock