Muscular and Skeletal Flashcards
The three (3) types of muscles
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac Muscles
The group of muscles that is mainly involved in the breathing process
Thoracic Muscles
The primary function of muscular tissues?
Contraction
The muscle that is responsible for body movement, maintenance of posture, respiration, and production of body heat
Skeletal Muscle
The ability for a muscle to recoil and resume original tensile strength
Elasticity
The ability of a muscle to be stretched or extended
Extensibility
The ability of a muscle to receive and respond to stimuli
Excitability
The ability of a muscle to shorten forcibly
Contractibility
Where can smooth muscles be found?
Found in hollow organs and tubes
Called a “special muscle” as it is only found in the heart and helps pump blood throughout the body
Cardiac Muscles
Skeletal Muscles are elongated that has fibers appear striated due to ____ and ____
Actin & Myosin Filaments
This opposes the agonist
Antagonist
The muscle that is connected by intercalated disks
Cardiac Muscles
What is hypertrophy?
Increased on the muscle size, size of muscle fibers, resulting to increase number of myofibrils in the muscle fiber
What is Atrophy?
Decreased size of muscle, resulting to loss of muscle fibers
Decreased ability to work
Fatigue
The muscles involved in facial expression, mastication, movement of head and neck
Head & Neck Muscles
Four paired muscles containing the abdominal wall
Internal Oblique, External Oblique, Transverse Abdominis, Rectus Abdominis
_____ moves mandible from side to side
Pterygoid
Iliocostalis, Longissimus, Spinalis
3 Subgroups of of each side of vertebrae
Involved in later flexion and rotation of trunk
Abdominal Wall Muscles
A muscle that extends from vertebrae to ribs
Erector Spinae
The two paired muscles composing the pelvic diaphragm
Levator Ani & Cocygeus
_______ lifts the rib cage and increases thoracic volume
External Intercostals