Muscular system

Question 1

Epimysium

Answer 1

outer layer of fascia

Question 2

Perimysium

Answer 2

divides the muscle fibers into bundles also known as ‘Fascicles’

Question 3

Endomysium

Answer 3

inner layer of fascia

Question 4

Sarco

Answer 4

flesh

Question 5

Myo

Answer 5

muscle

Question 6

Mere

Answer 6

part

Question 7

Myofibrils

Answer 7

A myofibril is a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell.

Question 8

Actin

Answer 8

is the thin filament

Question 9

Myosin

Answer 9

is the thick filament

Question 10

The smallest contractile unit of a muscle is..?

Answer 10

A sarcomere

Question 11

Types of muscle contractions;

Answer 11

1.Tonic
2.Isometric
3.Isotonic (concentric & eccentric)

Question 12

Proprioceptors

Answer 12

Part of the nervous system (PNS) that tells the body where we are in space

Question 13

Joint receptors

Answer 13

imbedded in joint capsules and ligaments and monitor the pressure, tension and movement in a joint

Question 14

Muscle spindles

Answer 14

found in muscle cells, they monitor changes in muscle length

Question 15

Golgi tendon organ

Answer 15

found mainly in muscle tendons, they monitor the tension level of tendons during muscle contraction