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Muscular System Flashcards

1
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Function of the Muscular System?

A

MMSPRCC
Movement
Maintain Posture
Stabilize Joints
Production of body heat
Respiration and heartbeat
Communication
Contraction of organs and vessels

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Properties of Muscle

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Contractibility
Excitability
Extensibility
Elasticity

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3
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Ability of muscle to shorten forcefully, or contract

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Contractibility

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4
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Capacity of Muscle to respond to a stimulus

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Excitability

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5
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Ability to be stretched beyond it normal resting length and still be able to contract

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Extensibility

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6
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Ability of the muscle to recoil to its original resting length after it has been stretched

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Elasticity

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7
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Types of Muscles

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Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

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8
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Attached to Bone
Striated
Voluntarily controlled

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Skeletal

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9
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Located in the heart
Striated
Involuntarily Controlled

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Cardiac

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10
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Located in the blood vessels, hollow organs
Non-striated visceral
Involuntarily controlled

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Smooth

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11
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Also known as Striated Muscle

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Skeletal Muscle

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12
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It can be seen in the muscle under microscope

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Transverse Band or Striation

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13
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Example of Skeletal Muscle that are complete organ

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Biceps Brachii

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14
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Each Skeletal M. is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath

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Epimysium

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15
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Group of Muscle cells

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Fascicles

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16
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Connective Tissue covering of Fascicles

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Perimysium

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17
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Muscle fiber/cell is surrounded by a connective tissue covering

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Endomysium

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18
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Single cylindrical cells with several nuclei located at its periphery

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Muscle Fiber

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19
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Sarcolemma has many tubelike inward folds

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T-tubules/ Transverse Tubules

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20
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T-tubules connect the sarcolemma to the terminal cisternae to form

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Muscle Triad

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21
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Cytoplasm of muscle fiber

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Sarcoplasm

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22
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Bundles of protein filaments

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Myofibrils

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23
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Kinds of Myofibrils

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Myofilament
Actin
Myosin

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24
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Thick/Thin Filament
Dark/ Light Band

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Thick- myosin molecules- Dark Band/ A band
Thin-actin molecules- Light band/ I band

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25
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Basic structural and functional unit of a skeletal
muscle because it is the smallest portion of a skeletal muscle capable of
contracting.

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Sarcomere

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26
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3 Components of Actin Myofilament

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Actin
Troponin
Tropomyosin

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27
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Resemble bundles of tiny golf clubs

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Myosin Filament

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28
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What does myosin head have

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ATP binding site

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29
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The electrical charge difference across the cell membrane of an
unstimulated cell

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Resting Membrane Potential

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30
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The resting membrane potential is due to the inside of the membrane being?

A

Negatively Charged

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31
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Due to the membranes having gated channels

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Action Potential

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32
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The resting membrane potential exist because of

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Concentration of K being higher on the inside of the cell membrane
Concentration of Na being higher on the outside

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33
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The presence of negatively charged molecules such as protein causes RMP exists?

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True

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34
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The presence of leak protein channels that are more permeable to K than Na

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True

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35
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How to initiate a muscle contraction

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RMP must be changed to an action potential when gated cell membrane channels open

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36
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The entry of NA causes the inside of the cell membrane to become more positive than when RMB

A

T

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37
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Increase in positive charge

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Depolarization

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38
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How AP is triggered

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If the depolarization changes the membrane potential to a value of treshold

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39
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Rapid change in charge across the cell membrane

A

Action Potential

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40
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What happened when the gated K channels are open

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Repolarization

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41
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Repolarization is due to the exit of K from the cell

A

T

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42
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Outward diffusion of K turns the cell to its resting membrane condition

A

T

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43
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Action Potential results in

A

Muscle Contraction

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44
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A nerve cell stimulates muscle cells

A

Motor Neuron

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45
Q

Fiber of a nerve
connects with a muscle fiber

A

Neuromuscular junction

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46
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Cell-to-cell junction between a nerve cell to a nerve cell

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Synapse

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47
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End of neuron cell axon fiber

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Presynaptic terminal

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48
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Space between presynaptic terminal

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Synaptic Cleft

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49
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Muscle fiber membrane

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Postsynaptic Membrane

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50
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Vesicles in the presynaptic

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Synaptic Vesicles

51
Q

Chemicals stimulate or inhibits postsynaptic cells

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Neurotransmitter

52
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Neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle

A

Acetylcholine

53
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Two types of muscle contractions

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Isometric and Isotonic.

54
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Increase in muscle tension, but no change in length

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Isometric contraction

55
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Change in muscle length with no change in tension.

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Isotonic contraction

56
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Isotonic contractions in which muscle tension increases as
the muscle shortens

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Concentric contractions

57
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Isotonic contractions in which tension is maintained in a
muscle, but the opposing resistance causes the muscle to lengthen

A

Eccentric contractions

58
Q

Constant tension produced by body muscles over long
periods of time.

A

Muscle tone

59
Q

-non-striated small, spindle-shaped muscle cells, usually with one nucleus per cell.
-The myofilaments are not organized into sarcomeres.
-The controlled involuntarily
-Neurotransmitter substances, hormones, and other substances can
stimulate smooth muscle

A

Smooth Muscle

60
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-long, striated, and branching, with usually only one nucleus per cell.
-contraction is autorhythmic.
-Cells are connected to one another by specialized structures
that include desmosomes and gap junctions called intercalated disks.

A

Cardiac Muscle

61
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Connects Skeletal muscle to bone

62
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Broad, sheetlike tendons

A

Aponeuroses

63
Q

Bands of connective tissue that holds down the tendon at each wrist and ankle

A

Retinaculum

64
Q

Attachment at the least mobile location

65
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End of the muscles attached to the bone undergoing the greatest movement

66
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Between the origin and insertion

67
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Group of muscles working together

68
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Group of muscles oppose muscle actions

A

Antagonist

69
Q

Muscles of Mastication

A

Temporalis
Masseter
Pterygoids (Medial and Lateral)
Buccinator

70
Q

Prime Mover of jaw closure (Trigeminal Nerve)

71
Q

Closes Jaw (Trigeminal Nerve)

A

Temporalis

72
Q

Acts with lateral Pterygoid muscle to protract the mandible and promote side-to-side grinding movement (Trigeminal Nerve)

A

Medial Pterygoid

73
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Provide side to side grinding movement and protracts mandible (Trigeminal Nerve)

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Lateral Pterygoid

74
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Compresses the cheek– keeps food between (Facial Nerve)

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Buccinator

75
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Smile Facial Expression

A

Zygomaticus Major

76
Q

Pucker

A

Orbicularis Oris

76
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Pout

76
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Raised Eyebrow/ Wrinkled Forehead

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Frontal Belly of Epicranius

76
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Angry Eyebrows

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Corrugator Supercilii

76
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Blink

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Orbicularis Oculi

77
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Tense Neck

77
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Tongue and Swallowing Muscles

A

Suprahyoid Muscles
Infrahyoid Muscles
Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles

78
Q

Suprahyoid Muscles

A

Digastric
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid

79
Q

Open mouth and depress mandible

80
Q

Elevates and retracts hyoid

A

Stylohyoid

81
Q

Elevates hyoid bone and floor of mouth

82
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Elevates and protracts hyoid

A

Geniohyoid

83
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Infrahyoid Muscles

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Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Omohyoid
Thyrohyoid

84
Q

Depress larynx and hyoid bone if mandible is fixed

A

Sternohyoid

85
Q

Depress larynx and hyoid bone

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Sternothyroid

86
Q

Depresses and retracts hyoid bone

87
Q

Depresses hyoid bones or elevates larynx

A

Thyrohyoid

88
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Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles

A

Superior, Middle and Inferior Pharyngeal constrictor Muscle

89
Q

Constrict pharynx during swallowing

90
Q

Anterolateral Neck Muscles

A

Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenes

91
Q

Flexes and laterally rotates the head

A

Sternocleidomastoid

92
Q

Elevates first two ribs

93
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Intrinsic Muscles of the Back

94
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Extend or hyperextend heads

95
Q

Prime mover of back extension

A

Erector Spinae

96
Q

3 Erector Spinae

A

Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

97
Q

Thoracis Muscle

A

External Intercostals
Internal Intercostals
Diaphragm

98
Q

Elevates ribs for inspiration

A

External Intercostals

99
Q

Depress ribs during forced expiration

A

Internal Intercostals

100
Q

Move during quiet breathing
Prime mover of inspiration

101
Q

Abdominal Wall Muscles

A

Rectus Abdominis
External Abdominal Oblique
Internal Abdominal Oblique
Transverse Abdominis

102
Q

Center of Abdomen
Compresses Abdomen

A

Rectus Abdominis

103
Q

Side of abdomen

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External Abdominal Oblique

104
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Prime mover of arm abduction

105
Q

Prime mover of arm extension

A

Latissimus dorsi

106
Q

Rotate arm medially

A

Subscapularis

107
Q

Powerful forearm extensor

A

Triceps brachii

108
Q

Prime mover of forearm pronation

A

Pronator Quadratus

109
Q

Prime mover of finger extension

A

Extensor digitorum

109
Q

Prime mover for flexing thigh

A

Iliacus (Iliopsoas)

109
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Thumbs Muscle

A

Abductor Pollicis brevis (Abducts thumb)
Flexor Pollicis Brevis (Flexes Thumb)
Opponens Pollicis (Opposition)
Adductor Pollicis (Adducts thumb)

110
Q

Little Finger Muscle

A

Abductor digiti minimi (Abducts)
Flexor digiti minimi (Flexes)
Oppones digiti minimi (Opposition)

111
Q

Major extensor of thigh

A

Gluteus Maximus

112
Q

Abducts and medially rotates thigh

A

Gluteus Medius

113
Q

Fleshy muscle of posterior thigh

114
Q

Prime mover of dorsiflexion

A

Tibialis anterior

115
Q

Prime mover of toe extension

A

Extensor Digitorum longus

116
Q

Prime mover of feet

A

Tibialis Posterior

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