Neuromuscular fundamentals

Question 1

Skeletal muscles

Answer 1

600 muscles
215 pairs of skeletal muscles

Question 2

Superficial fascia

Answer 2

Immediately deep to the skin

Question 3

Deep fascia

Answer 3

Dense irregular connective tissue holds muscles together and separates them into functional groups

Question 4

Sarcolemma

Answer 4

Membrane around muscle fibre (cell)

Question 5

Fiver arrangement- Parallel

Answer 5

Fibres arranged parallel to length of muscles
Flat, sharp, radiant, circular

Question 6

Fibre arrangement- pennate

Answer 6

Short fibres, UP cross-sectional area, UPpower
Unipennate, bipennate, multipennate

Question 7

Origin and insertion

Answer 7

Origin is the proximal attachment generally the least moveable part or attachment of the muscle
Insertion the distal attachment generally the most moveable part of the muscle

Question 8

Intrinsic

Answer 8

Muscles within or belonging solely to the body part upon which they act (small muscles of the hand or foot)

Question 9

Extrinsic

Answer 9

Muscles that originate outside of the body part which they act upon (forearm muscles that attach proximately on the distal humerus insert on the fingers)

Question 10

Agonists

Answer 10

Cause joint movement through a specified plane of motion

Question 11

Antagonists

Answer 11

Located on opposite side of joint from agonist
Work and corporation with Agnes muscles
Ex. Quadricep muscles are antagonist to hamstring in the flexion