Muscular System Flashcards
What is fascical
Skeletal muscle bundles
What is epimysium
Coarse irregular connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle 
What is Actin
Thin filaments of protein in a muscle cell
Describe Acetylcholine
A neurotransmitter substance that affects the muscle cell membrane
Where is smooth muscle found
In hollow structures of the body like the test blood vessels in urinary bladder, uterus, stomach and intestines
Explain cardiac muscles
Under the control of autonomic nervous system (ANS) and contracts to pump blood through heart
What muscles flex a forearm at the elbow
Brachioradialis
What muscles are named according to their action?
agonists, antagonists and Synergists
Adductor
Flexor
Extensor
What extend the wrist and in conjunction with what
Extensor carpi muscles extend the wrist with the assistance of the extensor digitorum communis
Sit ups develop what
Washboard look
What is special about the diaphragm
The main muscle used in breathing
Define atrophy
A decrease in muscle bulk due to a lack of exercise or movement.
Define tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon
What are muscle fibers
Fasciculus
Define flexors
A muscle whose contraction Bends a limb or other part of the body
