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Muscles Flashcards

1
Q

A Muscle can not _____

A

Push

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2
Q

Contractility means able to _____

A

Contract

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3
Q

Sarcolemma is the specialized _____ the surrounds the muscle _____

A

Membrane, Fibers

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4
Q

A Muscle _____ is another name for muscle cell

A

Fiber

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5
Q

Myo- is a prefix that means related to _____

A

Muscle

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6
Q

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum is a _____ version of the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum.

A

Specialized

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7
Q

Sarcomere is made up of _____ and _____

A

Actin, Myosin

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8
Q

Elasticity means able to _____ to its _____ place

A

Return, Original

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9
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Excitability means able to _____ _____

A

Twitch quickly

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10
Q

Extensibility means able to be _____

A

Stretched

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11
Q

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is a special _____ storage _____

A

Energy, Molecule

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12
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Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) can be _____ into _____ by adding another _____

A

Turned, ATP, Phosphate

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13
Q

Glucose is _____-storing _____

A

Energy, Sugar

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14
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Aerobic Respiration takes place through a series of _____ reactions that require _____

A

Chemical, Oxygen

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15
Q

Never use _____ _____!!!!

A

Anabolic steroids

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16
Q

Muscle atrophy is when a muscle _____

A

Weakens

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17
Q

Rigor Mortis happens when all the _____, in the body, _____ and are unable to _____

A

Muscles, contract, relax

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18
Q

There are _____ _____ and _____ muscles in the body

A

Six hundred, forty

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19
Q

Muscles on opposite sides of a _____ are said to be _____

A

Bone, antagonistic

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20
Q

Intercostal muscles are located in between the _____

A

Ribs

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21
Q

Costal means _____

A

Rib

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22
Q

The Orbicularis Oculi muscle _____ the _____

A

Surrounds, eye

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23
Q

The Gluteus _____ and the Gluteus _____ are two of the muscles in the _____

A

Maximus, minimus, buttock

24
Q

The trapezius muscle in the upper _____ is shaped like a _____

A

Back, trapezoid

25
Q

The Deltoid is in the _____, and it covers the _____ ___

A

Shoulder, shoulder cap

26
Q

The Supraspinatus is the muscle in the shoulder that attaches _____ the _____

A

Above, spine

27
Q

The Infraspinatus hooks up _____ the _____

A

Below, spine

28
Q

The Teres Minor, along side with the Supraspinatus, surrounds the _____ _____ .

A

Humerus externally

29
Q

The Supracapularis surrounds the _____ _____

A

Humerus internally

30
Q

When the Biceps _____ tighten, the _____ brachii loosen.

A

Brachii, triceps

31
Q

When the Triceps _____ tighten, the _____ brachii loosen.

A

Brachii, biceps

32
Q

The anterior flexors and the posterior extensors are located in the _____

33
Q

The anterior flexors _____ the wrist and fingers.

34
Q

The posterior extensors _____ the wrist and fingers.

35
Q

The biggest muscle in the body is the _____ _____

A

Gluteus Maximus

36
Q

The hardest working muscle in the body is the _____

37
Q

The muscle that generates the most force compared to its size is the _____

38
Q

The Masseter is the powerful _____ muscle that _____ the _____

A

Chewing, closes, jaw

39
Q

The Intercostal muscles are _____ the _____

A

Between, ribs

40
Q

The Pectoralis major muscle is the _____ muscle of the _____

A

Primary, chest

41
Q

The Lacissimus Dorsi is responsible for a large amount of the _____ of the _____

A

Movement, Humerus

42
Q

The Rectus Abdominus is the muscle that helps keep the _____ stable when we _____

A

Pelvis, walk

43
Q

There are three types of obliques: _____, _____, and _____.

A

External, Internal, Tranversus

44
Q

The obliques support and _____ the _____ organs beneath them

A

Protect, abdominal

45
Q

The rectus femoris is one of the _____ muscles in the _____

A

Four, quadriceps

46
Q

The hamstring is a group of _____ muscles in the rear of the _____

A

Three, quadriceps

47
Q

The biceps femoris is the most _____ muscle in the _____

A

Prominent, hamstring

48
Q

The Gluteus Maximus _____ the _____

A

Extends, thigh

49
Q

Anterior means in the _____

50
Q

Posterior means in the _____

51
Q

There are two compartments of _____ in the lower _____

A

Muscles, leg

52
Q

The two compartments in the lower leg are the _____ compartment and the _____ compartment

A

Anterior, Posterior

53
Q

The Gastrocnemius is in the _____ compartment

54
Q

The Fibularis Longus muscle is in the _____ compartment

55
Q

The Achilles tendon _____ the _____ muscles to the _____

A

Connects, calf, heel

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