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Muscular System Flashcards

1
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What are the three types of muscle tissues?

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Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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  • usually attached to bones
  • under conscious control (voluntary)
    -striated
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Skeletal muscle

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  • walls of most viscera, blood vessels, skin
  • not under conscious control (involuntary)
  • not striated
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Smooth muscle

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  • wall of heart
  • not under conscious control (involuntary)
  • striated
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Cardiac muscle

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5
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What are the functions of muscles?

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  1. Movement
  2. Stability
  3. Control of openings and passageways
  4. Heat production by skeletal muscles
  5. Glycemic control
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6
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Function of muscles:
-move from place to place, movement of body parts and body contents in breathing, circulation, feeding and digestion, defecation, urination, and childbirth
-role in communication: speech, writing, nonverbal communications

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movement

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7
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Function of muscles:
-maintain posture by preventing unwanted movements
-stabilize joints

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stability

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8
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muscles that resist pull of gravity and prevent us from falling or slumping over

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antigravity muscles

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9
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internal muscular rings that control the movement of food, bile, blood, and other materials within the body

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sphincters

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10
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about what percent of our body heat comes from skeletal muscles?

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85%

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11
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regulation of blood glucose concentrations within its normal range

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glycemic control

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12
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-thin sleeve of loose connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber
-allows room for capillaries and nerve fibers to reach each muscle fiber
-provides extracellular chemical environment for the muscle fiber and its associated nerve ending

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endomysium

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13
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-slightly thicker layer of connective tissue
-fascicles
-carry larger nerves and blood vessels, and stretch receptors

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perimysium

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14
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bundles of muscle fibers wrapped in perimysium

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fascicles

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15
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-fibrous sheath surrounding the entire muscle
-outer surface grades into the fascia
-inner surface sends projections between fascicles to form perimysium

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epimysium

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16
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sheet of connective tissue that separates neighboring muscles or muscle groups from each other and the subcutaneous tissue

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fascia

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17
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what separates one muscle compartment from another?

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intermuscular septa

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18
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____ bridge the gap between muscle ends and bony attachment

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tendons

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19
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tendon is a broad, flat sheet (palmar aponeurosis)

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aponeurosis

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20
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connective tissue band that tendons from separate muscle pass under

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retinaculum

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21
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type of muscle attachment where the tendons bridge the gap between muscle ends and bony attachment
-collagen fibers of the endo-, peri-, and epimysium continue into the tendon
-from there into the periosteum and the matrix of bone
-very strong structural continuity from muscle to bone
-biceps brachii, Achilles tendon

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indirect attachment to bone

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22
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type of muscle attachment where there is little separation between muscle and bone and where the muscle seems to immerge directly from bone
-margins of brachialis, lateral head of triceps brachii

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direct (fleshy) attachment to bone

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23
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bony attachment at the stationary end of muscle

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origin

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24
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thicker, middle region of muscle between origin and insertion

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belly

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25
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bony attachment to mobile end of muscle

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insertion

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26
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the effects produced by a muscle
-to produce or prevent movement

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action

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27
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what are the four functional categories of muscles that depend on action?

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  1. prime mover (agonist)
  2. synergist
  3. antagonist
  4. fixator
28
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type of muscle that produces most of the force during a joint action
-ex: brachialis

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prime mover (agonist)

29
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type of muscle that aids the prime mover
-stabilizes the nearby joint
-modifies the direction of movement
-ex: biceps brachii

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synergist

30
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type of muscle that opposes the prime mover
-relaxes to give prime mover control over an action
-preventing excess movement and injury
-these pairs act on opposite sides of a joint
-ex: triceps brachii

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antagonist

31
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types of muscles that act on opposite sides of a joint

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antagonist

32
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type of muscle that prevents the movement of bone
-ex: muscles that hold the scapula firmly in place (rhomboids)

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fixator

33
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muscles that are entirely contained within a region, such as the hand
-both its origin and insertion there

A

intrinsic muscles

34
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muscles that act on a designated region, but has its origin elsewhere
-ex: fingers- with these types of muscles in the forearm

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extrinsic muscles

35
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How are muscles named?
-describes distinctive aspects of the _____ of the muscle

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structure, location, or action

36
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a name given to ring-like muscles that encircle and orifice and that may form a constricting passage

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orbicularis, sphincter

37
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flexes joint, or brings two ends closer together, decreases joint angle

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flexor

38
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extends joint or brings two ends further apart, increase joint angle

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extensor

39
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elevates a structure or part

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levator

40
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depresses a structure or part

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depressor

41
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adducts or moves a part toward the midline

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adductor

42
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abducts or moves a part away from the midline

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abductor

43
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pronates or turns the hand or forearm downward or backward

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pronator

44
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supinates or turns the hand or forearm upward or forward

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supinator

45
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rotates one structure relative to another

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rotator

46
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refers to the thumb actions only and named for the action of opposition, which is when the tip of the thumb is brought into contact with other fingers

A

opponens

47
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How are muscles named?:
The first part of the name always refers to the ____ and the second part to _____, which are joined together to form a compound word.

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origin, insertion

48
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sterno and cleido for its origin, the sternum and clavicle; and mastoid for its insertion, the mastoid process

A

sternocleidomastoid

49
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brachio for its origin on the upper arm and radialis for its insertion on the radius of the forearm

A

brachioradialis

50
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sterno for its origin on the sternum and hyoid for its insertion at the hyoid bone

A

sternohyoid

51
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coraco for its origin on the corocoid process of the scapula and brachialis for its insertion on the humerus of the upper arm

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coracobrachialis

52
Q

Breathing requires the use of muscles enclosing what cavity?

A

thoracic

53
Q

what is the main muscle for breathing?

A

diaphragm

54
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air intake

A

inspiration

55
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expelling air

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expiration

56
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What are the main muscles of respiration?

A

-diaphragm
-external intercostal
-internal intercostal
-innermost intercostal muscles

57
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What are some other muscles of the chest and abdomen that contribute to breathing?

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-sternocleidomastoid, scalenes of neck
-pectoralis major and serratus anterior of chest
-latissimus dorsi of back
-abdominal muscles: internal and external obliques, and transverse abdominis
-some anal muscles

58
Q

muscular bone between thoracic and abdominal cavities

A

diaphragm

59
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_____ flattens the diaphragm

A

contraction

60
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enlargement of the thoracic cavity

A

inspiration

61
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in relaxation of diaphragm it ____

A

rises

62
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the thoracic cavity shrinks

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expiration

63
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-elevate ribs
-expand thoracic cavity
-create partial vacuum causing inflow of air

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external intercostals

64
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-depresses and retracts ribs
-compresses thoracic cavity
-expelling air

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internal intercostals

65
Q

same action as internal intercostals:
-depresses and retracts ribs
-compresses thoracic cavity
-expelling air

A

innermost intercostals

66
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Muscles that act on opposite sides of joint

A

Antagonistic pairs

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