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
All of the following are functions of the muscular system except:
Information Processing
Arrange the following events in the correct order that they occur during skeletal muscle contraction.
1) Calcium ions move along their concentration gradient.
2) Action potential occurs in cell membrane.
3) Ion channels open in sarcoplasmic reticulum.
4) Action potential moves along T tubules.
5) Actin to myosin cross-bridges form.
2,4,3,1,5
Which of the following muscles is under voluntary control?
Skeletal
The anterior hip muscle that flexes the thigh is the
iliopsoas
The primary muscle(s) responsible for elevating the ribs during inspiration is/are
The external Intercostal
For any given movement, the
major role in the desired movement.
prime mover
The___is a group of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium
muscle fascicle
Smooth muscle *
all of the choices are correct
The muscle that works in opposition to another muscle is the
antagonist