Quiz 3 Material Flashcards
Tendons composed of
Collagen fibers
Arrangement of ____ _____ gives muscles tensile strength
Collagen fibers
Tendons attach
Muscle to bone
Tensile strength
Load necessary to rupture a given material when pulled in the direction of its length and allows muscles to withstand amounts of pressure
5 Functions of tendons
- Improve leverage (concentrate force)
- Economize space and maintain limb conformity
- Absorbs shock/ limit potential damage to bone & muscle
- Flexible
- Tensile strength
Sharpey’s Fibers
Collagen fibers that penetrate deeply into cortical portion of the bone
Avulsion Fracture
Fragment of bone pulled out with collagen fibers during traction injury (due to Sharpey’s Fibers)
Innervation of a tendon is strictly
Afferent (sensory)
Bursa
Lubricating devices that develop between tendon and another structure to limit friction and inflammation
Filled with synovial fluid
Fascia
Connective tissue that separates muscles
Superficial Fascia
Deep to skin
Contains blood vessels, nerves, adipose tissue
Deep Fascia
Investing layer around a muscle (epimysium)
Intermuscular septum
Epimysium of one muscle meets epimysium of another
Retinaculum
Thickened band of deep fascia found at joints and functions to bind down tendons and nerves that cross joint
Parallel Fiber Arrangement
Fibers run whole length of muscle, parallel to long axis
Type II Fibers (power)
Pennate Fiber Arrangement
Fibers run oblique to long axis of muscle
Type I Fibers (endurance)
Unipennate Fiber Arrangement
Tendon lies along one side of muscle and fibers pass obliquely to tendon
Bipennate Fiber Arrangement
Tendon lies in center of muscle and fibers pass to it from each side
Prime Mover (agonist)
Muscle(s) most responsible for carrying out particular movement
Synergists (fixator)
Assist prime mover(s) in performing action by giving force for a movement, stabilizing joint, keeping bone of origin steady
Antagonist
Muscle that produces opposite effect from agonist
Atrophy
Muscles become smaller and weaker