Physiology Flashcards
A pH of 7 is said to be:
Water (neutral)
What is muscle tone?
State of partial contraction
Rigor Morris is caused by:
Death. Sustained lack of oxygen
Is it possible for a voluntary muscle to be “involuntary”?
Yes, reflexes
Tetanus is:
A sustained contraction that fails to relax
The most common way to hypertrophy a muscle is to:
Repeatedly overwork the muscle
Where does the krebs cycle occur?
Mitochondria
Glycolysis produces ________ net molecules of ATP
2
The production of ATP without oxygen is called:
Glycolysis (anaerobic)
A disorder caused by bacteria that causes sustained contraction or lockjaw is:
Tetanus
The Krebs cycle requires_______ and produces _______
Oxygen / ATP
Peruvian acid without oxygen will oxygen will produce what in the muscle?
Lactic acid
A pH below 7 is said to be:
Acidic
Hypertrophy is:
Enlarged muscles due to over work
Pushing against a wall is an example of what kind of exercise?
Isometric
Is it possible for an involuntary muscle to voluntary?
Yes, mind over matter
All or none means
The muscle fiber contracts completely or not at all
The patellar reflex will cause:
The knee to jerk
Abuse of anabolic steroids will cause:
Large skeletal muscles, large heart muscle, baldness
The Krebs cycle produces ______ net molecules of ATP
36
Where does lactic acid production occur?
Cytoplasm
A pH above 7 is said to be:
Alkaline (basic)