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Rabbit Muscles Flashcards

1
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what are the two groups of muscles

A

voluntary and involuntary

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2
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what are the voluntary muscles responsible for

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all coordinated movement

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3
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what are the voluntary muscles innervated by

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cerebrospinal nerves

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4
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what are the involuntary muscles

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contractile tissues

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5
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where are the involuntary muscles found

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in the walls of the alimentary tract, blood vessels, urinary system, reproductive ducts, respirratory passageways, and other viscera

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6
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what is the musculature of the heart

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a specialized type of involuntary muscle

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7
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what is the involuntary muscle innervated by

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branches of the autonomic nervous system

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8
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what is the voluntary muscle typically connected to

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bone

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9
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what is the origin of voluntary muscle

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the site of attachment on a fixed bone

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10
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what is the insertion of a voluntary muscle

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the site on a bone that moves

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11
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what is the most common attachment of a muscle

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tendon

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12
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how is a tendon described

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glistening white cord of fibrous connective tissue

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13
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what does it mean for a tendon to be aponeurosis

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the tendon is broad and flat

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14
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what is a raphe

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same muscle from both sides of the body joins in mid dorsal line of body and the line of fusion forms a ridge called the raphe

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15
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what is the function of muscles

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to move skeletal elements together to act as a system of levers

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16
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why are muscles able to move skeletal elements

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because theyre suspended over joints and are capable of contraction or shortening

17
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what is a flexor

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muscle that by its contraction bends a limb or any portion of it

18
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what is an extensor

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straightens out the limb or binds the bone into line

19
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what is an abductor

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muscle that draws laterally from axis of limb (moves outward)

20
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what is an adductor

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muscle that draws laterally towards the axis of the limb (moves inward)

21
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what are fascia

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muscles are bound together by sheets of connective tissue known as fascia

22
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what are the two kinds of fascia

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superficial and deep

23
Q

what muscles are preserved in metamerism in mammals

A

intercostal, intervertebral, rectus abdominus

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