Test - Muscular System Flashcards
- The part of the arm on the diagram that is near the shoulder and the elbow
Upper arm
Nb 70
- In the chicken wing diagram, on the cut end what parts can you see
The humerus, cartilage, shoulder
Nb 69
- In the chicken wing diagram the muscle that extends the whole wing is?
Triceps brachii and extensor
Nb 70
- In the chicken wing diagram, the muscle that flexes what on the upper arm
Biceps brachii and flexor
Nb 70
- In the chicken wing diagram, the muscle that flexes the wing is what?
Flexor
Nb 70
- Slow twitch muscle uses what
Uses more oxygen and glucose than fast twitch, is darker than fast twitch muscle, is found in great amount in a marathon runner, has more mitochondria than fast twitch
Nb Comparison - Muscles
- What type of joint is circled in the Bone of the Chicken Wing
Hinge joint
Nb Comparison - Muscles
- The thin white ribbon circled in the bone diagram connecting bone to bone is also called what
Ligament
Nb Comparison- Muscles
- on the chicken wing what connects muscle to bone
Tendon
Nb Comparison - Muscles
- Skeletal muscles can not do what
Extend
Nb 55
- Where in your body can you find a joint
Your skull, your wrist, your vertebral column, your fingers
Nb 55 and 56
- What is the best synonym for “voluntary”
Optional
Nb 58
- What is the name of an extensor
Triceps brachii
Nb 55
- Why are voluntary muscles also known as skeletal muscles
They make your skeleton move
Nb 55 & 58
- Which type of muscle tissue tires quickly during exercise?
Skeletal muscle
Nb 55
- How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length
Nb 55 & 58
- Skeletal muscles must work in pairs because?
Muscle cells can only contract
Nb 58