Muscles(Courtney has other half) Flashcards
How many bones do we have ?
206
How many muscles do we have ?
640
Where is the smallest muscle?
The middle ear
Where is the largest muscle?
Gluteus Maximus
What is the muscle that works to keep our moth closed?
Masseter
What is tetanus?
An illness that effects our masseter
Our masseter _____ in tetanus
Tightens
You can’t ____ your mouth when you have tetanus
Open
What are the three different kinds of muscles in our bodies?
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Skeletal muscles are also called ____ muscles
Voluntary
What is muscle tone?
Muscles are normally partiality contracted and always working
What do your tendons do?
Pull on Bone at a specific spot when muscles contract
Where is your Achilles’ tendon?
Back of your heel where your calf muscle attaches to your heel bone
Achilles’ tendon is named after _____ mythology
Greek
Essay-When Achilles was an infant, his mother _____ him in special ______ that supposedly protected his body from ______ however when she held him by the _____ and dumped him in his heel didn’t get ___
Dumped, water, harm, heel, wet