Muscular system Flashcards
Specialized tissue found only in the heart
Cardiac muscle
Create movements based on intentional desire, like raising your hand to catch a ball
Voluntary
Automatically control various body functions of internal organs, example increase breathing
Involuntary
The non moving fixed portion of the muscle attached to bones or other fixed muscle
Origin
Term applied to the midsection of the muscle
Belly
Portion of the muscle joined to movable attachments such as bones, movable muscles or skin
Insertion
Bands of fibrous tissue that attach muscle to the bones
Tendons
Dense, strong bands of fibrous tissue that connect the bones to each other
Ligaments
Voluntary contraction of skeletal muscle tissue allows for movement of limbs and extremities
Body movement
The way the bones are connected and the muscles developed give shape to the body
Contouring of the body
In front of
Anterior
Behind or in back of
Posterior
Located above or is larger
Superior
Located below or is smaller
Inferior
Lifts up
Levator
Draws down
Depressor
Opens, enlarges or expands
Dilator
To bend forward and make the angle smaller
Flexion
To straighten or bend backwards, making the angle bigger
Extension
Front surface
Ventral
Back surface
Dorsal
To bring inward
Inversion
To bring outward
Eversion
Nearest to
Proximal
