Muscular System

Question 1

What is Excitability

Answer 1

The ability to receive and respond to stimulation

Question 2

What is Contractibility

Answer 2

The ability to shorten and thicken, causes movement

Question 3

What is Extensibility

Answer 3

Ability to stretch and lengthen

Question 4

What is elasticity

Answer 4

Ability to return to its original shape after contraction

Question 5

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 5

Muscle attached to the skeleton and causes body movement. Conscious muscle because a person has control of it’s action.

Question 6

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 6

Muscle that forms the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate blood.

Question 7

Visceral/Smooth Muscle

Answer 7

Muscle is found in the internal organs of the body such as the digestive tract and respiratory issues.

Question 8

Origin

Answer 8

The place where the muscle begins

Question 9

Insertion

Answer 9

The place where the muscle ends. For example the Sternocleidomastoid.

Question 10

Muscles are named by their Action

Answer 10

Such as flexion and extension. (Flexor/Extendor)

Question 11

Muscles are named by their Location

Answer 11

Such as their location on the body or organ they are near.

Question 12

Muscles are named by their Direction

Answer 12

The way the fibers run, for example Rectus Abdominis and Transverse Abdominis

Question 13

Muscles are named by their Number of Division

Answer 13

Such as BIceps brachi and TRIceps brachi

Question 14

Muscles are named by their Size

Answer 14

Such as the gluteus maximus

Question 15

Muscles are named by their Shape

Answer 15

Such as the deltoid muscle which is triangular in shape

Question 16

Triangular Muscle

Answer 16

Shoulder, Neck

Question 17

Spindle Muscle

Answer 17

Arms and legs

Question 18

Flat Muscle

Answer 18

Diaphragm, Forehead

Question 19

Circular Muscle

Answer 19

Mouth, Anus.

Question 20

What is the movement of muscle called Adduction?

Answer 20

Moving toward the midline.

Question 21

What is the movement of muscle called Abduction?

Answer 21

Moving away from the midline

Question 22

What is the movement of muscle called Flexion?

Answer 22

Decreasing the angle between two bones, bending.

Question 23

What is the movement of muscle called Extension?

Answer 23

Increasing the angle, straightening

Question 24

What is the movement of muscle called Rotation?

Answer 24

Turning a body part on it’s axis.

Question 25

What is the movement of muscle called Circumduction?

Answer 25

Moving in a circle at a joint.

Question 26

What is the movement of muscle called Inversion?

Answer 26

Turning the sole of the foot medially

Question 27

What is the movement of muscle called Eversion

Answer 27

Turn the sole of foot laterally.

Question 28

What is the movement of muscle called Pronation?

Answer 28

Palm facing down

Question 29

What is the movement of muscle called Supination?

Answer 29

Palm facing up

Question 30

What is the movement of muscle called Opposition?

Answer 30

Thumb touches tip of fingers on the same hand, either nine or perfect in sign language. You know what I’m talking about.