Properties of muscles Flashcards

1
Q

What 2 things does muscle contraction do?

A

Produce heat

Produce movement

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2
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What is the structure of the muscle cell from the outside?

A

Fascia.
Epimysium.
Perimysium.
Endomysium.

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3
Q

What is a fascia?

A

A fibrous connective tissue that surrounds outside the muscle and connects the tendon to the epimysium.

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4
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What is epimysium?

A

A course sheath that covers the muscle entirely.

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5
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What is perimysium?

A

Tough connective tissue that bundles fascicles together.

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6
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What is endomysium?

A

Delicate connective tissue membrane covering skeletal muscle fibers.

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7
Q

What filaments does actin have?

A

Thick filaments

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8
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What filaments does myosin have?

A

Thin filaments

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9
Q

WHat is a myofibril made up of?

A

Thick and thin filaments

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10
Q

What is the control center of the muscle cell?

A

The nucleus

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11
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What stores calcium irons that are important in the contraction of muscle cells?

A

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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12
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What is the plasma membrane of the muscle cell?

A

Sarcolemma

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13
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What are the different terms to describe muscle size from largest to smallest?

A

Vastus.
Maximus
Longus.
Minimus.
Brevis.

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14
Q

What are the 11 different muscle shapes?

A

Broad
Narrow
Long
Tapering
Short
Blunt
Triangular
Quadrilateral
Irregular
Flat sheets
Bulky masses

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15
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What are the 6 muscle shapes?

A

Circular
Pennate
Fusiform
Parallel
Convergent
Spiral

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16
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What is a parallel muscle?

A

Strap-like muscle with parallel fascicles e.g sartorius

17
Q

What is a convergent muscle?

A

Fascicles that converge out from a small point of attachment to a large point of attachment e.g pectoralis major.

18
Q

What is a pennate muscle?

A

Fascicles with feather-like appearance that have different number of attachments e.g deltoid.

19
Q

What three types of pennate muscles are there?

A

Unipennate - Flexor pollicis longus
Bipennate - Rectus femoris
Multipennate - Deltoid

20
Q

What is a fusiform muscle?

A

Fascicles that are close to parallel at the center but converge to a tendon at one or both ends e.g Brachioradialis

21
Q

What is a spiral muscle?

A

Fibers that twist between their points of attachments e.g Lattismus dorsi

22
Q

What is a circular muscle?

A

Encircle body tubes or openings e.g orbicularis oris

23
Q

What does the term origin mean regarding muscle attachment?

A

Muscle attached to the body that does not move during an action.

24
Q

What does the term insertion mean regarding muscle attachment?

A

Muscle attached to the body that does move during an action.

25
What are the 3 muscle actions called?
Prime mover (agonist) Antagonist Synergist (can also be fixator)
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What does an agonist muscle do?
It is the contracting muscle in an action.
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What does an antagonist muscle do?
It is opposing the contracting muscle and stays relaxed in an action.
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What does a synergist muscle do?
It assists the prime mover in an action by recruiting muscle fibers from a connecting muscle to contract with the contracting muscle during an action.