muscular system (3) Flashcards
Its the process of stimulating various fibers under involuntary control
Muscle tone
Different fibers contract at different times to provide muscle tone
Muscle tone
Some fibers are contracted even in a relaxed muscle
Muscle tone
movement attained due to a muscle moving an attached bone; muscles are attached to at least two points
Muscle and body movements
Muscle attachment to a immoveable bone is called?
Origin
Muscle attachment to an movable bone is called?
Insertion
What are the different effects of exercise on muscle?
Increase in muscle size
Increase in muscle strength
Increase in muscle efficiency
Muscle becomes more fatigue resistant
A type of ordinary body movement where ut decreases angle of joint and brings two bones closer together
Flexion
A type of ordinary body movement that is the opposite of flexion.
Extension
A type of body movement where the movement of a bone is in longitudinal axis, shaking head “no”
Rotation
A type of body movement where you move the leg away from the mid
Abduction
A type of body movement where you move the leg toward the midline
Above-abduction
A cone-shaped body movement, proximal end doesn’t move, while distal end moves in a circle.
Circumduction
A type of muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement
Prime mover
A type of skeletal muscle that opposes or reverses a prime mover
Antagonist
