Muscular Flashcards

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1
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Attached to bones and responsible for movement

A

Skeletal Muscle

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2
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Only voluntary tissue in the body

A

Skeletal

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3
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Striated and very strong muscles

A

Skeletal

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4
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Found in the heart and and pumps blood throughout the body

A

Cardiac Muscle

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5
Q

Striated and involuntary

A

Cardiac Muscle

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6
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Found in organ and vessel walls such as stomach, intestines, and blood vessels

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Smooth Muscle

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7
Q

Not striated (only ones) and involuntary

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Smooth Muscle

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8
Q

Weakest of all muscle tissue

A

Smooth Muscle

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9
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Responsible for the movement of the body

A

Muscle

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10
Q

Muscle generates force by ____ and moving bones they are attached to

A

Contracting

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11
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Over ___ named muscles in body

A

700

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12
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Muscles makes up approx. ___ of our total body weight

A

1/2

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13
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Control muscles by sending electrical signals/impulses to the muscle

A

Nerves

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14
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Impulses cause muscles to ____ and generate ____

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contract; force

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15
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Originates in brain -> Spinal Cord -> Axon -> Muscle Nerve -> Muscle Fiber

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Nerve Impulse

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16
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Receives message and contracts

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Muscle Fiber