The Muscular System

Question 1

What are the three types of muscle tissue

Answer 1

Cardiac, skeletal, smooth muscle

Question 2

What is vascular shunting

Answer 2

Increases blood flow from inactive areas to active areas

Question 3

What is vasodilation

Answer 3

Widening of the lumen to increase blood flow

Question 4

What is vasoconstriction

Answer 4

Narrowing of the luma. To decrease blood flow

Question 5

What happens when a muscle contracts

Answer 5

Movement is made

Question 6

What are the 4 antagonistic pairs

Answer 6

Biceps and triceps

Hip flexors and gluteus maximus
Quadriceps and hamstrings
Tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius

Question 7

What are the 3 muscel types

Answer 7

Type I
Type IIa
Type IIx

Question 8

When muckes work arrobically what happens to the lactic acid

Answer 8

It is low

Question 9

When muscles work anaerobically what happens to the lactic acid

Answer 9

Its high

Question 10

What is mucke fatigue

Answer 10

The reduction in ability of the muscle to produce force

Question 11

What is an agonist

Answer 11

The muscle within the pair that is contracting

Question 12

What is an antagonist

Answer 12

The muscle within the pair that is relaxing

Question 13

Whats another word for type 1 muscle fibres

Answer 13

Slow twitch

Question 14

Whats another wordfor type 2 muscle fibres

Answer 14

Fast twitch

Question 15

What is lactic acid

Answer 15

Muscle fatigue

Question 16

As aerobic threshold increase what happens

Answer 16

Heart rate increases