Muscular Flashcards
What type of muscle is NOT striated?
Smooth muscle
A muscle or muscle group that opposes the action of a prime mover is?
antagonist
What are 2 actions of skeletal muscle?
To move bones and generate heat
Muscles that contract without the need for external stimulation
cardiac and smooth
Muscle that has intercalated disks
Cardiac
A muscle that moves a limb away from the midline is called
an abductor
A broad sheet of fibrous tissue that attaches two muscles or a muscle to a bone. Ex. Linea alba.
Aponeuroses
What are two types of smooth muscle?
Visceral smooth muscle and multiunit smooth muscle.
What is the origin, insertion and action of the splenius muscle?
Origin: Fascia along the middorsal line of the neck
Insertion: Lambdoidal ridge of the occipital bone.
Action :Lateral flexion of the head.
What are three functions of the muscular system?
- Produce movement of the body and parts.
- Maintains posture
- Produces heat
Skeletal muscle cells are______?
Multinucleated
3 different types of muscle make up the muscular system, what are they?
skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle
What are the 2 muscles that help in expiration?
internal intercostal and abdominal muscles
What are the main inspiratory muscles?
Diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles
what are the 3 phases of a single muscle fiber contraction
latent phase, contracting phase, relaxation phase