Muscular System

Question 1

system is responsible for?

Answer 1

movement in conjunction with skeletal system

Question 2

how many muscles in human body?

Answer 2

approx 700

Question 3

cardiac muscle tissue?

Answer 3

found in the heart
involuntary
striated, contains intercalated discs that aid cardiac conduction

Question 4

visceral/smooth muscle tissue?

Answer 4

found inside organs like the stomach + small intestine
involuntary
smooth appearance

Question 5

skeletal muscle tissue?

Answer 5

all around the body, voluntary, contracts to move parts of the body closer to the bone that the muscle is attached to

Question 6

tendon

Answer 6

connects muscle to bone

transmit mechanical force of muscle contraction to bones

Question 7

strain

Answer 7

a force that pulls something to an extreme degree
thus
muscle tissue that is stretched beyond its limits

Question 8

sprain

Answer 8

the stretching or tearing of ligaments

Question 9

tear

Answer 9

when a muscle is stretched too much to the point it rips

Question 10

muscle origin

Answer 10

refers to the muscles proximal point of attachment (the end of the muscle closest to the torso/midline)