Muscular System Flashcards

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What causes rigor mortis?

A

It is caused by skeletal muscles partially contracting, the membranes of muscle cells become more permeable to calcium ions and because muscles need ATP to pump calcium out of the cells, so the fibres can unlatch from each other it does not work! Therefore ATP are quickly exhausted from muscle contraction which means actin and myosin fibres will remain linked until the muscles themselves start to decompose.

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What is rigor mortis?

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Hours after a person dies the joints of the body stiffen and become locked in place. This is called rigor mortis!

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What three processes allow a muscle to contract?

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  1. Electrical
  2. Chemical
  3. Mechanical
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Why are Calcium and ATP the most important substances during muscle contraction?

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Atp powers the reaction

Calcium

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What is an origin of a muscle?

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The anchor (stationary)

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What is insertion of muscle?

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Movable attachment it moves and contracts so it brings muscle closer to origin!

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What causes trunk flexion?

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Rectus Abdominis
External Obliques
Transverse abdominis

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What causes trunk extension?

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Erector Spinae (Spinalis, longissimus, iliocostalis)

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Hip flexion?

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Rectus femoris
Gracilis
Adductor brevis
Iliopsoas
Sartorius
Tensor Fasciae latae
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Hip extension?

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Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris 
Adductor magnus
Gluteus maximus
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Leg Abduction?

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Tensor Fasciae latae
Gluteus minimus
Gluteus medius

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Leg adduction?

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Gracilis
Adductor brevis
Adductor magnus
Adductor longus

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Flex knee?

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Gastrocnemius
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris 
Sartorius
Gracilis
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Extend knee??

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Vastus mediallis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus lateralis
Rectus femoris

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Dorsiflexion?

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Tibialis anterior

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Plantar Flexion

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Gastrocnemius

Soleus

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Toe flexion??

A

Flexor hallucis brevis

Flexor digitorium brevis

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Shoulder flexion?

A

Deltoid

Pectoralis major

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Shoulder extension?

A

Teres major
Deltoid
Lattissimus dorsi

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Arm abduction?

A

Deltoid

Supraspinatus

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Arm adduction?

A

Pectoralis major
Teres major
Latissimus dorsi

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Flexion of head?

A

Sternocleidomastoid

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Extend head?

A

Trapezius

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Internal rotation of humerus?

A

Pectoralis major

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External rotation of humerus?

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Latissimus dorsi

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External rotates hip/femur?

A

Gluteus maximus

Sartorius

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Internally rotates hip/femur?

A

Tensor fasciae latae
Gluteus minimus
Gluteus medius

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Elbow flexion??

A

Brachioradialis
Brachialis
Biceps brachii

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Elbow extension?

A

Triceps brachii

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Pronation?

A

Pronator teres?

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Supination?

A

Supinator

Biceps brachii

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Wrist flexion?

A

Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris

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Wrist extension?

A

Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Extensor digitorium

33
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Elevate scapula??

A

Levator scapulae

Trapezius

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Depress Scapula??

A

Trapezius

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Protraction/ abduction of scapula?

A

Pectoralis minor

Serratus anterior

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Retraction/ adduction of scapula?

A

Rhomboid major & minor

Trapezius

37
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What stabilizes the shoulder??

A

Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis

38
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Breathing muscles?

A

Intercostals

Diaphragm

39
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Movement of thumb?

A

Thenar eminence

40
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Movement of pinky?

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Hypothenar eminence