MUSCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards
11 functions of muscular system
mobility
stability
posture
circulation
respiration
digestion
urination
childbirth
vision
organ protection
temperature regulation
has large amount of movement
gross movement
has small amount of movement
fine movement
talking, writing, facial expressions are what kind of movement
fine movement
walking, jogging, swimming are what kind of movements
gross movement
main function is to allow
movement.
mobility
Muscle tendons stretched over joints and contributes to muscular ________
Stability
Breathing involves the use of ________ muscle.
diaphragm
diaphragm contracts it pushes
________ causing the chest cavity to ________
downward; expand
bigger.
The GI tract stretches from the mouth going to
the anus wherein the food moves through the
digestive system in a motion known as __________
peristalsis
The urinary system combines both __________ and _________ including the bladder,
kidneys, penis and vagina.
smooth
muscles and skeletal muscles
Smooth muscles in the uterus _______ and _______ during childbirth.
expand and
contract
There are __________ muscles around the eye.
There are 6 skeletal muscles around the eye.
_____% of the heat a person generates in
their body comes from the contracting muscles.
85%
3 types of muscle tissue
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
skeletal muscle
muscles that consist of the walls of the viscera, the
blood vessels and the skin.
Smooth Muscles
3 characteristics of smooth muscles
involuntary
autonomic
not striated
muscles that forms the walls of the heart.
Cardiac Muscle
3 characteristics of cardiac muscle
involuntary
autonomic
striated
muscles that usually attached to the bones
Skeletal Muscle
3 characteristics of skeletal muscle
voluntary
somatic
striated
3 connective tissue coverings
fascia
aponeuroses
tendons
layers of dense connective tissue that
separates skeletal muscles from adjacent muscles and hold them into the position.
fascia
sheet of pearly white fibrous tissue
that takes the place of the tendon in flat muscles.
aponeuroses
chord-like structures which are extensions
of connective tissue surrounding each muscle that
connects or attaches it to the bone.
tendons
3 muscle coverings
epimysium
perimysium
endomysium
this is the muscle covering or the connective tissue
covering that surrounds the whole muscle.
Epimysium
the muscle covering that surrounds or encompasses the fascicle.
perimysium