muscles and nerves

Question 1

functions of muscle

Answer 1

movement
static support
heat production

Question 2

types of muscle

Answer 2

skeletal
cardiac
smooth

Question 3

where is skeletal muscle found

Answer 3

attached to skeleton

Question 4

function of skeletal muscle

Answer 4

locomotion

Question 5

is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary

Answer 5

voluntary

Question 6

where is cardiac muscle found

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

function of cardiac muscle

Answer 7

blood circulation

Question 8

is cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary

Answer 8

involuntary

Question 9

where is smooth muscle found

Answer 9

walls of vessels and organs

Question 10

function of smooth muscle

Answer 10

move substances and restrict flow

Question 11

is smooth muscle voluntary or involuntary

Answer 11

involuntary

Question 12

breakdown of skeletal muscle

Answer 12

epimysium
perimysium
fascicle
endomysium
muscle fibre

Question 13

what attaches bone to muscle

Answer 13

tendon

Question 14

what is the outer layer of muscle called

Answer 14

epimysium

Question 15

what is the outer layer of a fascicle called

Answer 15

perimysium

Question 16

what do fascicles contain

Answer 16

muscle fibres

Question 17

what layer covers muscle fibres

Answer 17

endomysium

Question 18

characteristics of tendons and aponeuroses

Answer 18

dense fibrous connective tissue
do not shorten
can alter force direction

Question 19

muscles passing over a joint will have what affect

Answer 19

they will act on that joint

Question 20

action at elbow joint

Answer 20

flexors and extensors working in opposition

Question 21

action at shoulder joint

Answer 21

stabilised by join action of rotator cuff muscles

Question 22

action in hand

Answer 22

forearm muscles for powerful grip
intrinsic hand muscles for precision

Question 23

muscle compartments of arm

Answer 23

flexor (anterior) and extensor (posterior)

Question 24

muscle compartments of forearm

Answer 24

flexor-pronator and extensor-supinator

Question 25

all extensors in the upper limb are supplied by what nerve

Answer 25

radial nerve

Question 26

composition of CNS

Answer 26

brain and spinal cord

Question 27

composition of PNS

Answer 27

12 cranial and 31 spinal nerves

Question 28

functional divisions of nervous system

Answer 28

somatic
autonomic
enteric

Question 29

how many spinal nerves are ther

Answer 29

31 pairs over 5 regions

Question 30

where is the C1 spinal nerve

Answer 30

between skull and atlas

Question 31

plexus meaning

Answer 31

network

Question 32

nerves supplying upper and lower limbs originate in….

Answer 32

plexus

Question 33

nerves supplying upper and lower limbs originate in….

Answer 33

plexus

Question 34

dorsal root carries what type of signal

Answer 34

sensory/afferent

Question 35

ventral root carries what type of signal

Answer 35

motor/efferent

Question 36

rami carry what type of signal

Answer 36

both sensory and motor

Question 37

spinal nerves carry what type of signal

Answer 37

both sensory and motor

Question 38

what are myotomes and dermatomes

Answer 38

areas supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 39

T4 dermatome

Answer 39

nipples
t4 titties

Question 40

T10

Answer 40

bellybutton