Muscles And Ligiments Flashcards

1
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Three types of muscle

A

Skeletal-voulentary, conscious control
Visceral-smooth muscle (hollow organs , involuntary)
Cardiac/ heart-invoilentary

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What is the difference between SO( slow twitch) and FG ( fast twitch) muscle fibers

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SO low-moderate intensity, long duration low fatuige, good blood suply (flat narrow)
FG anderobic activity W/O oxygen, high intensity slow duration, poor blood supply, can only use CHO

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Muscle atrophy is wasting away or a decrease in size of muscle mass due to decrease in area what are some causes

A
1 loss of nerve supply
2 trauma to muscle 
3 loss of blood supply
4 lack of use
5 nutritional deficiency 
6 aging
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