MUSCULO Flashcards
accounts for
approximately 50% of the bodyweight)
MUSCLES
CONTRACTION: NO CHANGE IN THE LENGTH OF FIBER
ISOMETRIC:
CONTRACTION: MUSCLE FIBERS SHORTEN
CONCENTRIC:
MUSCLE FIBER
LENGTHENS
ECCENTERIC:
a cornerstone, providing essential structural support, protection, and mechanical strength to the body.
skeletal system
Bone forming
cells
OSTEOBLASTS:
Mature bone cells
OSTEOCYTES:
specialize in bone
resorption, breaking down and remodeling bone tissue by secreting
enzymes and acids.
OSTEOCLASTS:
involved in mineral exchange and maintaining bone structure.
BONE LINING CELLS:
is the process by which
the bone matrix is formed and hardening minerals
Ossification
are immovable joints where
bones are joined by dense fibrous connective tissue. include
sutures in the skull.
Synarthroses or fibrous joints:
are slightly movable joints
where bones are connected by cartilage.
Amphiarthroses or cartilaginous:
are freely movable joints
Diarthroses or synovial joints:
It is considered a disability if
muscle strength is less than grade
3
Crepitus in bones might indicate
(osteoarthritis,
responsible for balance of calcium
parathyroid hormone
disc shaped, fluid filled synovial sacs
Bursa
most flexible cartilage
elastic
medication for muscle hyeractivity
Amphetamines
medication for bleeding of joints
Anticoagulant