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Muscles, Tendons, Bones Flashcards

1
Q

Ligament

A

connects bone to bone prevents over extension

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2
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tendon

A

muscle to bone

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3
Q

smooth muscle

A

hollow organs

lungs liver spleen stomach ect

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4
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cardiac muscles

A

heart muscles

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5
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skeletal muscle

A

highly elastic and is responsive to nerve impulses

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6
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isometric contraction

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contraction without movement

ex pushing against a wall

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7
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concentric contraction

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contraction where muscle shortens ex flexing arm in for bicep curl

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8
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eccentric contraction

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muscle releases gradually as it gets longer like stretching

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9
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red twitch

A

highly oxygenated

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10
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fast twitch

A

sprinting fibers anaerobic

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11
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slow twitch

A

endurance muscles aerobic

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12
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white muscles

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low in myoglobin good for fast twitch muscles

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13
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fascia

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filmy substance over muscles that holds it in place and helps store water, heat and scar tissue

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14
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golgi apparatus

A

send messages to and from the brain

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15
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proprioreception

A

mind body connection

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16
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muscle spindles

A

prevent over extension its when your brain tells you your doing too much to your body

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17
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1st degree tear

18
Q

2nd grade tear

A

75% torn most painful!

19
Q

3rd degree

A

75%+ least painful because there is less connection

20
Q

full tear

A

no pain and no function

21
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cervical vertebrata

22
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thoracic vertebrata

23
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lumbar vertebrata

24
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sacral vertebrata

25
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coccygeal vertebrata

26
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C1

27
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C2

28
Q

lordotic curve

A

neck support
range of motion
flexion and extention

29
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primary curve

A

Kpyhosis holds ribs 36 ribs total

30
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lumbar spine

A

lordotic curve 6 vertebrata

31
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Quads

A

front of hind legs is for rear leg flexion

32
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hamstrings

A

rear leg extension extends the hip

33
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adductor muscles

A

adducts the leg (pulls leg in)

34
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glutes

A

abducts the hind leg (pulls leg out)

35
Q

Brachiocephalicus

A

moves neck and shoulder

36
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Splenius cervicus

A

neck flexion and lateral movement

37
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Rhomboids

A

moves scapula dorsally

38
Q

deltoid

A

flexes and abducts shoulder

39
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trapezius

A

Flexes shoulder extends and locks the elbow when using the stay apperatus

40
Q

pectorals

A

aids in drawing foreleg forward Adduction

Moving limb toward body

41
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intercostals

A

aids in breathing

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