Muscular Flashcards
3 classifications of the muscular system
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac Muscle
Characteristics of skeletal
Primary function to move parts of the skeleton
Striated
Voluntary
Characteristics of smooth
Walls of hollow structures
Non-striated
Involuntary
Characteristics of cardiac muscle
Found in heart walls
Striated
Involuntary
9 major muscles - based on what they move
Head Shoulders Ribs Upper Arm Lower Arm Abdominal Wall Upper Leg Lower Leg Foot
3 parts of the head
Sternocleidomastoid
Temporalis
Masseter
What is found in the shoulders?
Trapezius
What is found in the ribs?
Intercostals
3 parts of the upper arm
Deltoid
Pectoralis major
Lastismus dorsi
2 parts of the lower arm
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
2 parts of the abdominal wall
External oblique
Rectus abdominus
What is found in the upper leg?
Gluteous Maximus
3 parts of the lower leg
Hamstring
Quadriceps femoris
Sartorius
2 parts of the foot
Gastronemius
Calconial tendon
3 parts of the skeletal muscle structure
Fascia (tendon)
Muscle Fiber
Neuromuscular junction