Muscles Flashcards
Thermogenesis
Heat production
Movement facilitation
muscles shorten and pull causing movement
Postural support
contradiction of muscles which keeps us upright
Protection of internal organs
contraction of abdominal muscles which harden to protect organs
Controls the volume of hollow organs
smooth muscles contract to control what leaves and what stays
5 basic functions of organs
Thermogenesis, movement, structure, protection, controls volume
3 examples of hollow organs
Stomach and small intestines, bladder, blood vessels
Skeletal muscle tissue
striated, voluntary, rods together
cardiac
striated, involuntary, mario game
smooth tissue
non striated, involuntary, spill
Tendon
flexible and elastic tissue attaching muscle to bone
Difference between tendon and ligament
tendon attaches the bone and the muscle. ligament attaches bone to bone
Tendonitis
age related overuse of tendon, inflamation, RICE
Muscular dystrophy
muscular dystrophy, generic, missing certain proteins, progressive weakness, no cure or physcial therapy
Strain
Strain, tearing of the TENDON, swealing and bruising, RICE