SKELETAL MUSCLES AND MOVEMENT Flashcards

1
Q

Where do skeletal muscles attach to?

A

Attach on individual bones or soft tissue

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2
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Skin

A

Muscles of facial of expression

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3
Q

True or False: Skeletal muscles usually cross at least one joint (sometime more)

A

True

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4
Q

How is movement produced in skeletal muscles?

A

Pull a bone toward another so that movement is produced at a joint

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4
Q

What can skeletal muscles do?

A

Stabilize a joint, so other muscles can act and produce movement

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4
Q

What is an example of skeletal muscles stabilizing a joint?

A

Wrist extensors stabilize the wrist joint when finger flexors contract to grasp firmly an object

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5
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Action

A

Type of movement

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6
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Insertion (Mobile)

A

Muscle attachment to moveable bone

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7
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Origin (Fixed)

A

Muscle attachment to stationary bone

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