Muscles and Tendons Flashcards
3 types of muscle
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
skeletal (voluntary) muscle
contract on demand (posture and locomotion)
cardiac muscle
contract without conscious thought. power the heart contractions
smooth muscle
power the movement of food through digestive system via peristalsis
Functions of skeletal muscle
- movement
-posture
-body heat
-respiration
-communication
active
movement
causing action or change
-ity
condition, state
activ-
movement
activ-ity
state of being active
con-
with, together
-tract
draw
con-tract
draw together or shorten
fiber
fiber
strand or filament
-ary
pertaining to
multi-
many
-disciplin-
instruction
multi-disciplin-ary
involving health care providers from more than one profession
muscle
muscle
tissue consisting of cells that can contract
passive
to endure
not active
peri-
around
-stalsis
constrict
peri-stalsis
waves of alternative constriction and relaxation in a tube
-al
pertaining to
skelet-
skeleton