Muscular System Flashcards

- Three types of Muscles - Three Functions of Muscles - Names of the Muscles of the Body

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Name the three types of muscles

A

Cardiac, Smooth and Skeletal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the skeletal muscle and function?

A
  • Muscles that attach to bones.
  • The main function is contracting to facilitate movement of our skeleton.
  • Also known as striated muscles due to the appearances or voluntary muscles - elongated shape
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the smooth muscle and function?

A
  • Muscles found in the walls of hollow organs (stomach, oesophagus, bronchi and in the walls of blood vessels)
  • These muscles function automatically
  • Also known as Involuntary muscles
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is the cardiac muscle and function?

A
  • Found in the walls of the heart

- highly specialised, under the control of the autonomic nervous system.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Name some muscles in the body.

A

Deltoid, Pectorals, Biceps, rectus abdominis, Quadriceps, Triceps, Trapezius, Latissimus dorci, Gluteus maximus, Hamstrings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly