muscles

Question 1

What are smooth muscles + examples?

Answer 1

a type of muscle tissue used by various systems to apply pressure to vessels and organs.

Example: Gallbladder

Question 2

What are skeletal muscles + example?

Answer 2

Skeletal muscles are muscles that connect to your bones.

Example: Biceps

Question 3

What are cardiac muscles + example?

Answer 3

A type of muscle tissue that forms the heart which contracts and releases involuntarily.

Example:
Myocardium

Question 4

What is atrophy?

Answer 4

Atrophy is the wasting away of the muscles.

Question 5

What is Hypertrophy?

Answer 5

Hypertrophy is the enlarging of all muscles in the body

Question 6

What are the 5 main properties of the muscular system?

Answer 6

1. Excitable/irritable
2. Contractible
3. Extensible
4. Elasticity
5. Adaptability

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of the muscular system?

Answer 7

To provide movement for the body, recieve the ability to move through the nervous system.

Question 8

What is a voluntary muscle + example?

Answer 8

Voluntary/skeletal muscles are the muscles that you can control.

Example: Muscles that move your arms when you want to catch a ball (biceps).

Question 9

What is an example of the agonist and antagonist muscles in action?

Answer 9

Bicep curl-
Agonist: Bicep
Antagonist: Tricep

Leg extension-
Agonist: Quadricep
Antagonist: Hamstring
Moving joint: Knee
Movement: Extension

Question 10

What are involuntary muscles + example?

Answer 10

Muscles in the human body whose contraction is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

Example: Arteries