Skeletal Muscles info

Question 1

What are Skeletal Muscles attached to?

Answer 1

tendons attach to bones by dense-regular-connective tissue

Question 2

Skeletal muscles form?

Answer 2

cord-like tendons or sheets called APONEUROSIS

Question 3

Define a Flexor Reticulum:

Answer 3

Transverse carpal/wrist ligament

fiborous band on the palm side at the hand to flex the hand

Question 4

What keeps Skeletal Muscles organized?

Answer 4

Connective Tissue

Question 5

Each bundle of muscle cell/fiber is called?

Answer 5

Fasciculus

Question 6

Each bundle of muscle cell/fiber is surrounded by?

Answer 6

connective tissue called Perimysium

Question 7

What surrounds each Skeletal muscle?

Answer 7

Epimysium, dense-irregular connective tissue to protect against friction

Question 8

each individual muscle cell/fiber is surrounded by:

Answer 8

Endomysium

Question 9

Define a Fixator:

Answer 9

A muscle that holds bones in place while the antagonist functions

Question 10

How are muscles classified:

Answer 10

based on their specific function

Question 11

Define Agonist:

Answer 11

The “prime-mover”
A muscle that directly brings about a specific action

ex: biceps brachiii flex the forearm

Question 12

Define a Antagonist:

Answer 12

A muscle that directly OPPOSES a specific action

ex: Triceps brachii extend the forearm

Question 13

Define a synergist:

Answer 13

Muscles working together by promoting a specific action and reducing unnecessary movements while the action occurs

Question 14

Define Brachioradialis:

Answer 14

Flexes the forearm & stabilizes the elbow joint

Assists the Biceps Brachii to flex the arm