Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
Irritability is the ability to do what
A
Responds to stimulus
2
Q
Contract ability is the ability to…
A
Shorten length
3
Q
Elasticity is the ability to..
A
Stretch and return
4
Q
extensibility is the ability to…
A
Extend in length
5
Q
Conductivity is ability to…
A
To transmit nerve impulses
6
Q
Isotonic
A
the controlled shortening and lengthening of a muscle
7
Q
Concentric
A
Shortening
8
Q
Eccentric
A
Lengthening
9
Q
Isometric
A
Constant length throughout contraction with no motion
10
Q
Isokinetic
A
Controls the speed within the range of a muscle motions. force is constant throughout range of motion
11
Q
Origin
A
Least moveable, proximal
12
Q
Insertion
A
Most moveable, distal
13
Q
Functions
A
Action/motion, what the muscle does when activated
14
Q
Smooth muscle
A
Involuntary, non striated, surrounds organs
15
Q
Cardiac
A
Only in heart, striated, involuntary
