muscular cram Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of muscle?
A
- Skeletal
- Cardiac
- Smooth
1
Q
Skeletal muscles’ purpose
resembles a grid
A
Move bones and enable walking
2
Q
Smooth muscles’ purpose
A
Aid in the movement of substances through an organ/structure
3
Q
Cardiac muscles’ purpose
looks the most jagged
A
contract in the heart
4
Q
wh
which muscle has multiple nuclei
A
skeletal
5
Q
muscles usually work in ___
A
groups
6
Q
insertion vs origin of bone
A
insetion - tendot attached to the bone that moves
origin - attached to the stationary bone
7
Q
what are the muscle function classes
A
- prime movers
- antagonists
- synergists
- fixators
8
Q
what is a myofibril
A
cylindrical organells in the muscle
9
Q
what is a sarcomere
A
the alternating dark and light bands of skeletal muscle fibres
10
Q
what is actin
A
