Musculoskeletal Flashcards
Musculoskeletal is composed of?
Bone
Joint
Muscle
Cartilage
Ligament
Tendons
Primary function
Body support
Specialized contractile tissue
Muscles
Types of muscles
Cardiac muscles
Smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle
Automatic muscles
Cardiac and smooth muscles
Manual muscles
Skeletal muscle
How may muscles are in the body
600
The smallest muscle in the body
Stapedius muscle
Where is the stapedius muscle found
On the inner ear
What is the largest muscle in the body
Quadriceps femoris
Head muscles
Face muscle
Mastication
Neck muscles
Tongue
Muscles of the orbits
Muscles of the trunk
Pelvic floor
Anterior and lateral abdominal muscles
Upper limb muscle
Shoulder forearm and hand muscle
Lower limb muscle
Leg, hip, thigh and foot muscle
4 physiological property of skeletal muscle
Excitability
Contractibility
Extensibility
Elasticity