Muscular Circulatory system

Question 1

Tinder points are often associated with this

Answer 1

Trigger points

Question 2

Muscle contractions begin with this

Answer 2

Action potentials

Question 3

Another word for ‘Prime Mover’

Answer 3

Agonist

Question 4

What is the functional unit of muscle tissue

Answer 4

Sarcomere

Question 5

Another word for attachment site

Answer 5

insertion

Question 6

muscles are encased in what

Answer 6

Fascial tissue

Question 7

Meaning ‘Feather like’

Answer 7

pennate

Question 8

Stretch receptors are also known as what?

Answer 8

Muscle spindles

Question 9

These perform the opposite action

Answer 9

antagonist

Question 10

These assist agonists

Answer 10

Synergist

Question 11

These are responsible for detecting out bodies position in space

Answer 11

Proprioceptors

Question 12

Our muscles need these 2 elements to produce movement

Answer 12

calcium and sodium

Question 13

The thick filament part of a sarcomere

Answer 13

Myosin

Question 14

When the length stays the same but the amount of tension changes, this is known as what?

Answer 14

Isometric contraction

Question 15

Muscles are anchored down to bone by?

Answer 15

Tendon

Question 16

Flexing the bicep to shorten the muscle is known as what type of contraction?

Answer 16

concentric contraction

Question 17

These stabilize an area

Answer 17

Fixator

Question 18

Slow twitch fibers

Answer 18

type 1

Question 19

The thin filament part of a sarcomere

Answer 19

Actin

Question 20

Fast twitch fibers only found in animals

Answer 20

2a

Question 21

Muscle type that has high power but low endurance

Answer 21

Phasic

Question 22

The process which cells use O2 to make energy

Answer 22

Aerobic Respiration

Question 23

These detect the amount of tension in a muscle

Answer 23

Golgi tendon organ

Question 24

When the tension stays the same but the length changes, this is known as what?

Answer 24

Isotonic contractions

Question 25

The process where energy is made w/o O2

Answer 25

Anaerobic metabolism

Question 26

Muscle type that has high endurance but low power

Answer 26

Postura

Question 27

A waste by product made by muscles

Answer 27

Lactic acid

Question 28

This anchors the muscle closer to the midline or proximally

Answer 28

origin

Question 29

Fast twitch fibers found in humans

Answer 29

2b

Question 30

Flexing the tricep to lengthen the bicep is known as what type of contraction?

Answer 30

Eccentric contraction

Question 31

The muscles of our mouth and eyes are examples of what muscle shape?

Answer 31

circular