MUSCLES! Flashcards
Skeletal muscle
-striated
-voluntary
-multi nucleated
- responsible for maintenance of body posture
Cardiac Muscle
-striated
-INvoluntary
-branched
-does not require nervous system stimulation
-single nucleated
Smooth Muscle
-unstriated
-involuntary
-tapered
-single nucleated
-located in digestive tract and blood vessels
Extrinsic muscle
muscles with one or more attachments to the trunk and one or more to the limb (attach from forearm to trunk)
Intrinsic muscle
muscles that attach only to the bones of the limb (muscles within the forearm)
Myofibrils
-twizzler branch
-tiny parallel fibers that make up muscle fibers (LOTS)
-small and long
-hundreds of nuclei
Myofilaments
-inside twizzler branch
-microscopic bundles of proteins contained in myofibrils
-thick and thin filaments
Thick filaments
myosin
Thin filaments
actin
Endomysium
-“within”
-layer of connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers
-capillaries, nerves, etc.
Perimysium
-“around”
-layer of connective tissue that surrounds a group of muscle fibers
-blood vessels and nerves
Epimysium
-dense
-connective tissue sheet that covers the whole muscle
Parallel muscle
-strap like
-fibers run parallel to eachother
-(rectus abdominus)
Pennate muscle
-penna=feather
-muscles with tendons throughout their length
Unipennate
-a tendon that runs along ONE side
-(semimembranosus)
Bipennate
-a tendon that runs along both sides
-converges on a tendon from both directions
-(rectus femoris)
Multipennate
-tendons distributes throughout muscle
-(deltoid)
Fleshy attachments
-appear that muscle connects directly to bone
-very short tendons in reality
-(infraspinatus)
Tendinous attachments
-cord like connective tissue
-attaches pennate muscles to bone
-(sartorius)
Aponeurotic attachments
-a flat, tendinous sheet attaches to muscles
-(muscles of the abdominal wall)
Origin definition
-the more fixed point of a muscle attachment
-typically more proximal
Insertion definition
-the more moveable point of muscle attachments
-typically more distal
Flexor definition
angles the bone
Extensor definition
opens a joint
Agonist def
-“prime mover”
-muscles involved in the mvmt of a joint
-flexion, extension, rotation
Antagonist def
-action directly opposite to the agonist
Fixator def
-muscle that stabilizes joints when the agonists are in action
-“fixes” muscles/joints
Synergist def
-works against any undesired action of agonists
-helps stabilize and make more efficient
Muscle nomenclature
-Location: biceps femoris, near femur
-Action: deep digital flexor, flexes digit
-Size: gluteus maximus, large
-Shape: Trapezius. trapezoid
-Number of origins: biceps brachii, 2 origins
-Attachment: sternomandibularis, originates at sternum, inserts at mandible
Cutaneus trunci
-twitch muscle
-right under skin
Trapezius origin
neck and thorax
Trapezius insertion
scapula
Trapezius action
elevate the limb
Brachiocephalicus
arm to skull
Sternomandibularis origin
sternum
Sternomandibularis insertion
mandible
Sternomandibularis action
flexes neck and turns head
Superficial pectoral
fibers run towards arm
Superficial pectoral origin
sternum
Superficial pectoral insertion
humerus
Superficial pectoral action
adduct the limb
Deep Pectoral origin
sternum
Deep pectoral insertion
humerus
Deep pectoral action
adduct and retract the limb (flex shoulder)
Latissimus dorsi
fan shaped
Serratus ventralis
serrated knife