Muscular Flashcards
Which of these muscles is NOT a fixator of the scapula?
Latissimus dorsi
Acetylcholine
All of the choices are correct
Muscles are named according to their:
All of the choices are correct
If someone winks at you, they are using their:
orbicularis oculi
The____is the smooth ER of a muscle fiber and stores calcium ions.
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
The major abductor of the upper limb is the
deltoid
Contractibility is the ability of skeletal muscle to
shorten with force
The ___is attached to bones via tendons.
Whole skeletal muscle
The correct structural arrangement from macro to micro in terms of size
Myofilament, muscle cells, myofibrils, sarcomere
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
During muscle contraction, the actual length of the actin and myosin molecules changes.
The___is the functional unit of skeletal muscle because it is the
smallest portion of the skeletal muscle capable of__
sarcomere; contracting
Muscles that work together to cause movement are called
synergist
After death, when the body becomes stiff due to unreleased muscle contraction, the condition is referred to as:
Rigor Mortis
Cardiac muscle
is under involuntary control
A___is a single muscle cell.
Muscle fiber