Musculoskeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
Excitability
A
ability to contract in response to chemical and electrical signals
2
Q
Extensibility
A
capacity of a muscle to stretch beyond normal resting length
3
Q
Contractability
A
ability of a muscle to contract or shorten
4
Q
Elasticity
A
ability of muscle to return to original resting length once stretched
5
Q
Agonist
Anatagonist
A
agonist = contract
antagonist = relax
6
Q
Fixator
A
stabilizers the body
6
Q
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
A
F = immovable, protection
C = slightly movable, connection from bones
S = freely moveable, common joints
6
Q
Origin
Insertion
A
O = attachment to bone, doesn’t move, proximal
I = attached to bone, moves, distal
