Muscular System Flashcards

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1
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Name the 3 different types of muscle tissue.

A

Skeletal, cardiac and smooth

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2
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Name 3 functions of skeletal muscle.

A

Movement, stabilising body (posture), protection and support of internal organs , generate heat

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3
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What is an agonist muscle?

A

The muscle that shortens/contracts to produce movement at a joint

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4
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Name the antagonist when we do knee flexion.

A

Quadriceps

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5
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Name the agonist when we do plantar flexion.

A

Gastrocnemius

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6
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Name the muscle:

  1. Shoulder
  2. Chest
  3. Posterior to the femur
  4. Calf
  5. Upper back
A
  1. Deltoid
  2. Pectoralis major
  3. Hamstring
  4. Gastrocnemius
  5. Trapezius
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7
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Which two muscle tissue types have contraction under subconscious control?

A

Cardiac and smooth

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8
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Skeletal muscle tissue contractions are under what kind of control?

A

Conscious

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9
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Define Atrophy and Hypertrophy

A

Atrophy is the wasting away of muscles caused by disuse. Hypertrophy is increase in muscle fibers caused by forceful, repetitive muscular movements.

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10
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The muscle that causes the movement is called?

A

The agonist

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11
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Name the movement when raising toes upward

A

Dorsiflexion

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12
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Supination and Pronation are to do with which body part?

A

The palms. Turned up/turned down

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13
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What is the opposite of Abduction?

A

Adduction

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14
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What’s the difference between circumduction and rotation?

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Circumduction is movement in a circle. Rotation is on the longitudinal axis e.g head rotating.

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