Musculoskeletal System and Nervous System Flashcards
Types of tissues
epithelium
muscle tissue
nervous tissue
connective tissue
what is the epithelium
anything that lines a surface or lines cavities
forms outer layer of the skin
4 layers
what are the four layers of the epithelium
simple squamous
simple cuboidal
simple columnar
pseudostratified
what are muscle cells (fibers)
specialized contractile cells organized into tissues that move body parts or alter shape of internal organs
what do muscles do
give form to body and provide heat
what are the types of muscle
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
what is skeletal muscle
striated
long
multinucleated
voluntary
what is cardiac muscle
branching
interrelated discs
fused at plasma membrane
found in heart –> forms most walls of heart
also known as myocardium
involuntary
what is smooth muscle
long
single nucleated
spindle shaped
found in hollow organs –> walls of digestive tract
found in the skin (makes hair stand up)
involuntary
what is the skeletal muscle consisted of
muscle fibers –> structural units of a muscle
endomysium
perimysium
epimysium
what is the endomysium
connective tissue covering individual muscle fiber (inner most layer)
what is the perimysium
connective tissue covering group of fibers (fascicles) (middle layer)
what is the epimysium
connective tissue covering the entire muscle (deep fascia) (outer layer)
what are the functions of the skeletal muscle
agonist
fixators
synergist
antagonist
what is the agonist muscle
it is the prime mover
main muscle responsible for movement
what is the fixator muscles
steady, proximal parts of the limb while movement occurs in distal part
what is the synergist muscle
complements action of prime mover
what is the antagonist muscle
opposes action of prime mover
Ex: tricep is antagonist to flexion of bicep
what are the shapes of skeletal muscles
pennate
fusiform
parallel
convergent
circular
digastric
what is the pennate shape of the skeletal muscle
feather-shaped
can be bi-penate
ex: rectus femoris
what shape is the fusiform skeletal muscle
wider towards middle
narrow at ends
ex: biceps brachii
what is the parallel shape of skeletal muscle
all muscle fibers parallel to each other
what is the convergent shape of skeletal muscle
fan shaped
wider at one end but fibers converge at the other end
ex: pectoralis major
what is the circular shape of the skeletal muscle
used to close and open
ex: eyes and mouth