Muscles Flashcards

1
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How many muscles in the body

A

600+

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2
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Functions of the muscular system

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Movement of bones Pumping of blood and carrying of nutrients to all parts of the body. Controlling air movement in and out of the lungs The muscle action in the esophagus, stomach and intestine, help to break down food and eliminate waste.

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3
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Types of muscle

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Smooth, striated, heart

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4
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Other name for smooth muscle and function

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Called unstriated muscles. Located in gastrointestinal tract and blood vessels. (Involuntary)

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5
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Other name for striated muscle

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Skeletal muscle 40% of the body’s weight.

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6
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Other name for heart muscle. And function

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Cardiac muscle: a special type of striated cell for using in the wall of the heart.

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7
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Fiber

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Thousands of cylindrical muscle cells forming a skeletal muscle.

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8
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Endomysium

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Wraps and separates the neighboring fibers in a fine layer of connective tissue.

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9
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Perimysium

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Connective tissue surrounding a bundle of 150 fibers

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10
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Epimysium

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Connective tissue wrapping around the entire muscle

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11
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Fasciculus

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A bundle of 150 fibers.

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12
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Tendon

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Strong parallel fibers massed tightly together. Connecting muscle to bone or muscle to muscle

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13
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Fast twitch

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Usually activates in sprints.

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14
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Slow twitch

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Endurance training

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15
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What is different about Muscles than other soft tissues.

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They can shorten and lengthen. Contract and relax

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16
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Frontalis

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17
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Temporalis

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18
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Ocularis oculi

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19
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Zygomaticus

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20
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Masseter

21
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Obituaris Oris

22
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Sternocleidomastoid

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Pectoralis major

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Deltoids

25
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Biceps brachii

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Rectus abdominus

27
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External obliques

28
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Transversus abdominus

29
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Adductor group

30
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Gracilis

31
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Saritorius

32
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Vastus medialis

33
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Rectus femomorus

34
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Vastus lateralis

35
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Tibialus anterior

36
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Peroneus longus

37
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Tensor fascia lata

38
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Trapezius

39
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Deltoids

40
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Triceps brachii

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Laitissimus dorsi

42
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External obliques

43
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Gluteus medius

44
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Gluteus Maximus

45
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Adductor muscle

46
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Biceps femorus

47
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Semitendinosus

48
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Gastrocnemius